A complete of 40 Tesla Megapack battery storage methods changed a World Struggle II turbojet generator in Lessines, Belgium, Tesla introduced. Beforehand, the generator had been offering vitality assist to the group for the reason that Fifties. The generator was not solely contributing to air air pollution within the area, but it surely was noisy as nicely.
The system now has 50 MW of energy and 100 MWh of capability and helps the native grid.
Tesla famous that the Deux-Acren undertaking, which put in the Megapacks, is now one of many largest storage methods in Europe.
“Megapack is quieter and helps the native electrical grid with vitality shifting and stabilizing companies and seamless integration with extra renewable sources,” Tesla said in its video.
This method has 50MW of energy & 100MWh of capability
— Tesla (@Tesla) December 9, 2022
With the 40 Tesla Megapacks now put in, the Deux-Acren plant can retailer as much as 100MH of vitality and as much as 50MW of energy. The ability will likely be used to control the frequency of the European electrical energy transmission community, Energy News noted.
Tesla, Yuso, and Innovent spent a number of years of labor commissioning the plant, the publication wrote.
Michael Coudyser, Normal Supervisor of Corsica Sole, which is the developer, mentioned that the undertaking was financed with its shareholder, Mirova Vitality Transition 5, with none public subsidy.
“A pioneer in vitality storage in France, Corsica Sole has been working any such plant within the French islands since 2015. This undertaking is a vital step for the event of electrical energy storage options in Europe. We financed this undertaking with our shareholder Mirova Vitality Transition 5, with none public subsidy. By demonstrating that large-scale battery deployment is economically viable, we’re proving that we are able to construct a world based mostly on Renewable Energies coupled with vitality storage. With this undertaking, Corsica Sole modifications scale and turns into one of many European leaders within the sector. The multiplication of any such undertaking is a strategic subject to ensure Europe’s vitality sovereignty,” Coudyser mentioned in a press release.
The system was turned on in December and is the primary of three 100MWh tasks in Belgium which might be deliberate to return on-line earlier than the tip of the yr.
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