South Australia could soon be powered by an enormous Tesla-built battery [View all]

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Source: Washington Post

July 7 at 11:45 AM

Elon Musk just made an expensive wager: He will build the world’s largest lithium battery in just 100 days or he’ll pay for the whole project.

Musk’s electric car company Tesla announced Friday that it won the bid to build the battery in the Australian state of South Australia in an agreement that includes Neoen, a French renewable energy provider, and the South Australian government.

The idea started in March when Musk said Tesla could deliver an operational battery-powered system to the state and that he would begin the 100-day countdown once the official agreement was signed.

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Tesla’s 100MW/129MWh battery will partner with Neoen’s Hornsdale wind farm, which is north of South Australia, putting Australia at the center of global energy storage technology according to BusinessInsider.

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