Tesla, property of Elon Musk, has just completed the construction of the world's largest lithium battery and he has only done it in 100 days.
Musk has kept his word. Fortunately for the company and its largest shareholder, otherwise it would not have brought them any financial benefit.
Super Battery Challenge
Musk assured in March via Twitter that he would be able to build a super battery in just 100 days. or he would pay for it himself out of pocket. Now it is finished and works even without sun or in the absence of wind.
In fact, we already commented on this news on this web page, you can see it here. Good old Elon, winning this bet has supposed a saving of 65.5 million dollars, that surely he can afford it, but for the rest of the mortals it is a not negligible figure.
Elon Musk is a master when it comes to leveraging the messages and opinion on social networks in his favor, since what started a joke in the form of bet, today has become reality.
You can see the twitter conversation in the following link.
Tesla has installed this lithium-ion battery in South Australia, this huge plant consists of an installation of a Tesla Powerpacks system, which is the business version of Powerwalls. Tesla's new battery plant is outperforming its former biggest in the world with 30 megawatts. Now all you have to do is finish the paperwork to meet Australia's legal requirements.
55 days
The deal was, start counting the days when the contract was signed, which was on September 29, but for that day Tesla already had the planning ready with materials and devices ready, so if we count the exact days, without taking take into account weekends, that is, days completely dedicated to the operation, Musk completed this project in just 99 days.
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The origin of this energy installation lies in the power problems that suffers South Australia. The state suffered a total blackout in September 2016, sparking a national debate on energy security. The Australian government blamed the lack of renewable energy to meet energy needs.
That's when Elon Musk came on the scene. The South African businessman offered to build the world's largest lithium-ion battery as a way to help the state solve its energy problems. The installation of Tesla it stores large amounts of energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar, and channels it to the grid when the use of electrical appliances is high.
It should start working from December 1
The project will be officially launched next week together to the Prime Minister of South Australia, Jay Weatherill. The Tesla team will have the collaboration of the engineering firm of Adelaide Consolidated Power Projects and the French renewable energy company Neoen.
According to the Australian Prime Minister, “While others are just talking, we are delivering our energy plan, making South Australia more self-sufficient and providing backup power and more affordable power for South Australians this summer ”.
Although completed and installed, the battery has yet to be tested. Regulatory testing will begin in the next few days to ensure the optimization system and check that everything meets the requirements of AEMO and the Government of South Australia.
After Elon Musk wins this challenge, we wonder what it will be the new challenge from the CEO of Tesla. Maybe the conquest of mars is closer than we think.