On March 31st, 2021, Apple announced that it will be building a large battery storage project at a solar farm in northern California.
The local government of Monterey County approved the project last year, and according to a government document, the battery pack will be from Tesla. It will consist of 85 Tesla lithium battery energy storage modules called “Megapacks,” which will be used to power the company’s headquarters in Cupertino. The planning director of Monterey County confirmed to The Verge via email that Apple will be using Tesla batteries. Apple declined to comment on the information, while Tesla did not respond.
Tesla’s Megapack project began in 2019 and is currently ongoing in countries including the United States (in states such as California and Texas), Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. In comparison to its large cash generating car business, the battery storage business is still in its early stages. Wind and solar power are vulnerable to weather conditions, but as clean energy, they are gradually making progress. With Tesla’s continuous innovation in battery technology and technical reserves in battery management, it may also achieve some results in the energy field.
🔗Source: The Verge
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