Camborne Energy Storage is installing the very first grid scale Tesla Powerpacks in Europe. The UK-based energy storage developer is co-locating the batteries with a ground mounted solar PV site in Somerset.
The combined solar and battery installation has the capacity to provide power for over 500 homes.
The Tesla Powerpacks, installed by EPC Poweri Services, recently arrived on site and have been produced specifically to operate and integrate seamlessly with the solar PV site, optimising the existing assets and providing ancillary services to National Grid.
Dan Taylor, managing director of Camborne, said, “The development of Tesla’s first European grid-tied system is an exciting step forward for Camborne and Tesla in terms of our respective storage strategies. This project is another success for storage development in the UK and being co-located with a renewable generation site, should offer significant benefits to all stakeholders.”
California-based Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, as well as renewable energy storage including Tesla Powerpack. Powerpack is Tesla’s utility and business energy storage system which is modular and can be scaled to the space, power and energy requirements of a commercial or industrial site.
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