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Tesla Signs 100MW Megapack Contract Worth $100M With New Zealand

Jul 1, 2024 · New Zealand energy retailer and generator Contact Energy said on Monday that it contracted EV giant Tesla Inc TSLA+0.89% Get Free Report to build a grid-scale 100

Contact to develop a grid-scale 100 MW battery in Auckland

Jul 1, 2024 · The $163 million new grid-scale battery builds on Contact''s existing partnership with New Zealand Steel and will sit on its Glenbrook site in south Auckland. This site is ideal as it

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Oct 20, 2025 · A 200 MWh solar plus storage farm planned for Glorit near Auckland, on the north island of New Zealand, has been granted resource consent and a notice of requirement by an

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Saft to supply 200 MWh battery storage project in New Zealand

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Dec 10, 2024 · Construction work on Glenbrook Battery Energy Storage Plant 100 MW located in Auckland, New Zealand commenced in Q3 2024, after the project was announced in Q1 2023.

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Which energy company is building New Zealand's first grid-connected battery energy storage system?

Meridian Energy is building New Zealand’s first large-scale grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ruakākā on North Island Paris, January 10, 2023 – Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has been awarded a major contract by Meridian Energy to construct New Zealand’s first large-scale grid-connected BESS.

What is the NZ battery project?

The NZ Battery Project was set up in 2020 to explore possible renewable energy storage solutions for when our hydro lakes run low for long periods. A pumped hydro scheme at Lake Onslow was one of the options being explored. The Government stopped the Lake Onslow investigations in late 2023.

Will Contact Energy build a 100-megawatt battery plant in South Auckland?

Contact Energy and Tesla are collaborating to build a similar 100-megawatt plant at Glenbrook in South Auckland. Contact Energy chief executive Mike Fuge expects more projects along the lines of its new battery project in South Auckland to soon come to light, now the uncertainty around the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has been resolved.

What is New Zealand's First Utility-scale battery energy storage system?

New Zealand welcomed its first utility-scale battery energy storage system earlier this year. The 35 MW/35 MWh Rotohiko battery facility commenced operation with electricity distribution company WEL Networks in April, after compleating testing and commissioning.

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