December 1, according to CNBC website reported that Australia's South Australia recently announced that it has already ahead of the world's largest battery storage system charging: This feat has been hailed as one of the first great engineering miracle of this century, is Potential solutions to the power crisis in the state.
The battery-powered storage system is the size of a football stadium that powers 30,000 homes Tesla Motors founders Elon Musk is committed to completing its construction in 100 days or otherwise free To South Australia.
South Australian Prime Minister Jay Weatherill said: 'This is a historic moment,' Tesla said in a statement that the battery energy storage system is in use and that 'a sustainable and effective' Energy solutions are possible. '
In Australia, a very fierce controversy surrounding the potential of the battery energy storage system to address the crisis of power supplies, the federal parliamentarians supporting fossil fuels, argues that the battery's energy storage system is overstated, and backers The government's support for Musk may change the future of the energy industry in Australia and the rest of the world.
Anyway, experts say this is a subversive moment.
For Musk, Australia is a suitable country to promote battery energy storage system, the country is the world's largest coal exporter, by most standards it is the continent with the most abundant light on the earth resources.In addition, it has rich However, according to experts, Australia's electricity bills have risen 20% from 2012 to 2016, while Australians pay 50% to 100% more electricity bills this year than Americans.
South Australia is the most expensive place in the world, and the imbalance between supply and demand has led to 1.7 million residents of the state's power outages and astronomical electricity bills.
High-capacity Tesla battery energy storage systems do not generate electricity but store electricity South Australia has invested heavily in wind and solar power generation and Tesla battery storage systems will provide the state with a ' Bank 'to help ease the state's stress on electricity supply during peak demand and better manage the grid.
Tony Wood, an energy project specialist at the Grattan Institute in the Australian public policy think tank, said: 'More than 40% of South Australia's electricity comes from wind power, but that's good for how to integrate them into the grid - and manage its intermittent shortages - it is not a good thing. "
In the coming weeks, Australia will begin its summer months, a season that is crucial to determine the success of Tesla's battery energy storage system.
Wood said: 'Summer is the biggest demand for power in Australia, Tesla battery storage system will play a role in which, very compelling.'
But some experts say his stake will be higher for Musk, and Tesla can promote the idea globally if it is viable in Australia.
Ashlee Vance, an author for Musk, points out: 'He needs to prove that these batteries are really working and he needs it to prove Tesla's worth.'