Tesla Delivers on Down Under Bet with World\'s Largest Battery

04.12.2017

Elon Musk promised to solve Southern Australia's energy problems by installing a massive Powerpack system in less than 100 days. The 100MW Lithium-Ion battery system is now up and running.

In April of 2015, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Powerpack, infinitely scalable 100-kWh Lithium Ion storage battery system. He talked about how a network of these connected to renewable energy sources could power the world cleanly and cheaply someday.

On Dec. 1 in Southern Australia, Tesla activated its 100MW/ 129 MWh Powerpack system connected to the Neoen-run, 99-turbine Hornsdale Wind Farm, making it the world's largest lithium-ion battery. It can supply 30,000 homes with about an hour's worth of power.