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Published: 1 Apr 2021, 13:48
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Andy Colthorpe
The California Flats project site, with the solar PV plant behind the area being prepared for installation of the Tesla Megapacks. Image: Apple.
While it is better known for putting lithium-ion batteries in phones, tablets and computers, consumer technology company Apple said it is building a 240MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at a solar PV plant in California.
The company said yesterday (31 March 2021) that it is adding the large-scale battery system at California Flats, an existing PV plant complex in southeast Monterey County on cattle ranch land owned by media services company Hearst. The solar project was developed by vertically-integrated thin-film solar module manufacturer First Solar and sold to asset management firm Capital Dynamics in August 2017, shortly before the first of two phases reached commercial operations in December of that year.
Apple to Use Tesla s Megapack Battery to Help Power Apple Park at New Energy Farm
Thursday April 1, 2021 12:18 am PDT by Sami Fathi
Apple plans to use Tesla s Megapack battery pack at a newly announced energy farm in California to help power Apple Park and further its commitment to renewable energy and being carbon-neutral by 2030, according to
Apple s newly announced California solar farm will use 85 of Tesla s 60MV battery packs to help power Apple Park, according to the report. According to Apple, the new solar farm, initially spearheaded by the company in 2015, will store enough battery to power more than 7,000 homes.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP, Richard Drew/Associated Press
Apple is building a huge battery storage facility to support its solar farm in California.
The Verge reports the iPhone maker will be using Tesla megapack batteries.
Apple says it will be able to store enough energy to power 7,000 homes for a day with the batteries.
Apple is building a huge solar battery grid in California, and per county documents spotted by the Verge, Tesla will supply the batteries.
Apple announced the construction of the new solar energy storage project, called California Flats, on Wednesday. The company owns a 130 megawatt solar farm in California. It said in its blog post that the new development will allow it to store excess energy and deploy it when needed. According to Apple, it will able to store 240 megawatt-hours of energy enough to power 7,000 homes for a day.
Apple will buy Tesla batteries for its solar farm in California that will be used to power the companys corporate headquarters in Cupertino, the media reported.According to The Verge, the Apple solar farm will consist of 85 Tesla lithium-ion .