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Tesla Megapacks near arrival at massive Melbourne renewables project
May
Tesla Megapacks are on the point of arrive on-site at a large upcoming power storage website in Australia, based on one official.
The Melbourne Renewable Power Hub (MREH) is at the moment underneath development close to Melton, Victoria, and it’ll quickly obtain 444 Megapacks, based on a submit on X on Thursday from Victoria Minister Lily D’Ambrosio. When full, the battery undertaking will complete 600 MW and 1.6 GWh of power storage, able to powering round 200,000 houses in occasions of peak electrical grid use.
Building continues on the SEC’s first undertaking, the Melbourne Renewable Power Hub.
At present preparing for the arrival of 444 Tesla Megapacks, this can be one of many largest batteries on the earth. pic.twitter.com/uiQCcLFd0s
— Lily D’Ambrosio MP (@LilyDAmbrosioMP) May 9, 2024
The undertaking was additionally detailed by the SEC in a press release in November, when development crews formally broke floor on the location.
The undertaking is being developed by the not too long ago rebooted State Electrical energy Fee (SEC), in partnership with renewable power investor Equis Power. Equis Power has developed 220 separate renewable infrastructure initiatives throughout a number of nations within the Asia-Pacific area, together with round 39 initiatives at the moment being developed in Australia.
“We’re constructing crucial power initiatives underneath the SEC – investing in our grid so family payments go down for each Victorian with cheaper and extra dependable renewable power throughout the state,” mentioned Jacinta Allan, Victoria Premier, within the November launch.
The SEC plans to speculate $245 million into the MREH undertaking as its first funding, whereas the overall price of the undertaking is valued at round $1 billion. It additionally comes as half of a bigger SEC initiative to construct 4.5 GW of recent renewable power technology and storage initiatives. The BESS can even create over 155 new jobs, in addition to 14 apprenticeship roles.
Moreover, the Labor Authorities is concentrating on 2.6 GW of power storage capability by 2030, and 6.3 GW by 2035. The undertaking is aiming to have the BESS operational by 2025, and can be added to the now-long checklist of Australian BESS initiatives planning to make use of, or already utilizing, Tesla Megapacks.
You may see the actual fact sheet for the MREH undertaking here, and you may as well watch a video detailing the undertaking under.
Victoria additionally has what has been dubbed the “Victoria Big Battery,” a 212-Megapack, 300 MW/450 MWh system, which went on-line in 2021. Extra not too long ago, it has been reported that the Neoen, the corporate that runs the Victoria Large Battery, has received a contract to assist develop the Collie battery into a 560 MW/2,240 MWh system using Megapacks, which will make it Australia’s largest BESS upon completion.
Tesla is at the moment ramping up production of the Megapack at its Megafactory in Lathrop, California, which is anticipated to finally be capable to produce 10,000 Megapacks per 12 months. As well as, Tesla has started construction on another Megafactory in Shanghai, China, which is aiming for a similar annual output.
Up to date 5:30 p.m. MT: Edited ninth paragraph for accuracy.
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