Tesla turned on the world’s largest lithium-ion energy storage facility in the world earlier today in Hornsdale, Australia — with this announcement following closely on the news last week that construction work on the installation had been completed.
Tesla has now finished construction work on the 129 megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage facility that it was contracted to build in South Australia, the government of the region has revealed.
It shouldn’t surprise you that seeing a nice pic of the new Tesla Supercharger station in Kettleman City, California, triggered another article. This station is really a prime example that others should learn from, and it’s not just about one or two things — I counted 10.
Tesla emailed approximately an hour ago that it just opened North America’s largest Supercharger station … er, two of them.
What’s more interesting to me is that they represent a transition into a different charging dimension. Kyle Field and I have been talking about this for a couple of years — the future of public charging needs to include more amenities, more relaxation opportunities, more commercial attractions, and just overall more ::stuff:: (forgive the consumerist language and implications here).
Tesla will supply 200 Powerpack grid scale storage batteries to Nantucket to serve as backup power for the island.
The most popular CleanTechnica articles in October were led by energy storage and electric vehicle shockers combined with EV market research, hurricane disaster responses, and Tesla, Tesla, Tesla news. From 509 articles we published last month, check out the top 30 stories of the month below for more details.
Tesla, sonnen, and other solar power companies are rushing to build solar-powered microgrids on Puerto Rico, where 80% of the population is still without electricity.
The most popular stories of the past week here on CleanTechnica were absolutely full of news about Fiat Chrysler leadership in the electric vehicle + energy storage + solar energy market. Oh, no, whoops — it was Tesla this week, not Fiat Chrysler. Though, the legacy automaker did land high on the list with one story.
This was an exciting week for Elon Musk in Australia. On the heels of Tesla’s continuing traction all across Australia, Musk attended a Powerpack unveiling at Noeon Hornsdale wind farm in Jamestown, South Australia. He announced Tesla was approximately 50% finished the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery system.
Elon Musk didn’t need 100 days after obtaining a connection agreement to switch on the Tesla big battery in South Australia. In fact, it took him less than 100 minutes.
