Tesla turned on the biggest lithium ion battery in the world in the southern part of the Australia marking a significant achievement for rapid deployment of renewable energy resources.the 100-megawatt battery bank built by Tesla isn’t the highest-capacity power storage system: Molten-salt batteries, for example, can store more energy for distribution over a longer time. Alphabet’s X team, the “moonshot factory” associated with Google, is currently seeking commercial partners for a megawatt-scale, molten-salt battery project called Malta.
Even in the lithium-ion category, there are bigger power storage systems in the works: A battery bank that’s being built for Southern California Edison can be expanded to store 300 MW of power.But that battery isn’t due for completion until 2021 or so. What’s most notable about the Tesla facility connected to Neoen’s Hornsdale Wind Farm is that it was installed under the terms of a “100 Days or It’s Free” deal with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The project, which is thought to have cost tens of millions of dollars, demonstrated how quickly Tesla can put a grid-worthy power storage system into place. That could become a major selling point going forward. In a statement, Tesla said the record-setting rapid deployment “shows that a sustainable, effective energy solution is possible.”
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