{"id":20045,"date":"2018-03-16T11:59:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T01:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=20045"},"modified":"2024-09-05T09:17:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T23:47:31","slug":"bigger-battery-south-australia-mb0506","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/bigger-battery-south-australia-mb0506\/","title":{"rendered":"Even Bigger Battery For South Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesla’s Big Battery in South Australia could soon lose its crown as Australia’s largest single-site battery installation to another project announced today for the state.<\/p>\n

SA Labor says SIMEC ZEN Energy<\/a> will construct a 120MW\/140MWh battery storage facility Port Augusta. The Tesla Big Battery<\/a> (formally known as Hornsdale Power Reserve) is 100MW\/129MWh.<\/p>\n

The project will be built with the assistance of a $10 million loan from the State Labor Government’s Renewable Technology Fund<\/a> and will support a 200MW solar farm being built at the Whyalla Steelworks, plus contribute to grid stability in the state.<\/p>\n

“These companies are choosing to invest here because of the world-class renewable resources we have and because our energy plan is sending a clear signal to the market that renewable energy investment is welcome in South Australia,” stated<\/a> Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SA Labor says the project will be the “most powerful battery in the world”, but that remains to be seen. There are a few big battery projects in the pipeline around the world that could eclipse it, so it will depend on when the facility is completed and operational.<\/p>\n

Construction of the facility will commence this year and create 100 jobs during that phase, with\u00a0 five ongoing positions post-construction.<\/p>\n

“Today’s announcement is another example of how South Australia, under Labor, is leading the world in renewable energy,” said SA Premier Jay Weatherill.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was one year ago yesterday that Premier Weatherill told Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg\u00a0 during a somewhat awkward press conference what he thought of the Federal Government bagging South Australia’s renewable energy efforts. Here’s a re-run of that incident.<\/p>\n