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The German energy giant RWE has pressed go on its proposed eight-hour big battery in south-west NSW, and has decided to contract Tesla to supply its Megapack battery for the 400 megawatt hour (MWh) project.
The 50 MW, 400 MWh Limondale battery, which will be built next to RWE’s existing 249 MW Limondale solar farm near Balranald, will be the first eight-hour battery to be built in Australia after emerging as the surprise winner of the first long duration storage tender held by the NSW government last year.
The…