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On the heels of the "world's biggest battery" that was deployed in Australia comes its successor, the "Megapack" battery:
Tesla Megapack Battery
Originally Posted by Tesla
Megapack significantly reduces the complexity of large-scale battery storage and provides an easy installation and connection process. Each Megapack comes from the factory fully-assembled with up to 3 megawatt hours (MWhs) of storage and 1.5 MW of inverter capacity, building on Powerpack's engineering with an AC interface and 60% increase in energy density to achieve significant cost and time savings compared to other battery systems and traditional fossil fuel power plants. Using Megapack, Tesla can deploy an emissions-free 250 MW, 1 GWh power plant in less than three months on a three-acre footprint - four times faster than a traditional fossil fuel power plant of that size. Megapack can also be DC-connected directly to solar, creating seamless renewable energy plants.
No mention of cost.
The idea here appears to be courting the high margin peaking roles currently occupied by gas plants, which are constantly idled to be able to step-in when required. A battery could be charged during periods of low output.
Contrary to the whole VRE gymnastics scenario, where many (most?) people focus their attention when thinking of battery storage, I think this has the potential to work very well in areas where hydro isn't viable and could supplement baseload nuclear, eliminating the gas peaker role. This would allow nukes to run at a higher CF and allow greater penetration, as periods of lower demand could be used to charge the storage medium.
Tesla Megapack Battery
Originally Posted by Tesla
Megapack significantly reduces the complexity of large-scale battery storage and provides an easy installation and connection process. Each Megapack comes from the factory fully-assembled with up to 3 megawatt hours (MWhs) of storage and 1.5 MW of inverter capacity, building on Powerpack's engineering with an AC interface and 60% increase in energy density to achieve significant cost and time savings compared to other battery systems and traditional fossil fuel power plants. Using Megapack, Tesla can deploy an emissions-free 250 MW, 1 GWh power plant in less than three months on a three-acre footprint - four times faster than a traditional fossil fuel power plant of that size. Megapack can also be DC-connected directly to solar, creating seamless renewable energy plants.
No mention of cost.
The idea here appears to be courting the high margin peaking roles currently occupied by gas plants, which are constantly idled to be able to step-in when required. A battery could be charged during periods of low output.
Contrary to the whole VRE gymnastics scenario, where many (most?) people focus their attention when thinking of battery storage, I think this has the potential to work very well in areas where hydro isn't viable and could supplement baseload nuclear, eliminating the gas peaker role. This would allow nukes to run at a higher CF and allow greater penetration, as periods of lower demand could be used to charge the storage medium.