Tesla supplying 212-kilowatt battery to one of oil company BP’s wind farms as part of BP’s larger renewables strategy

Briefing

Tesla supplying 212-kilowatt battery to one of oil company BP’s wind farms as part of BP’s larger renewables strategy

May 2, 2018

Briefing

  • Tesla-BP Partnership – Tesla to provide 212-kilowatt battery at one of oil firm British Petroleum (BP)’s wind farms, Titan 1, in South Dakota in 2018 H2
  • BP’s First Battery Storage – Installation will be BP’s first battery storage project, part of larger renewables strategy
  • BP’s Renewable Energy Efforts – Invested almost $300 million in solar energy in 2017, acquiring 43% stake in Lightsource, Europe’s largest solar development company
  • BP Emissions Goal – Aims for zero percent increase in carbon footprint up to 2025 by reducing emissions of oil and gas rigs
  • Other Battery Storage Projects – Norway’s Statoil planning to use battery system, called Batwind, in Hywind floating wind farm off shore of Scotland, while U.K.’s VPI Immingham developed a 50-megawatt battery portfolio connected to grid in Britain

Accelerator

Sector

Energy

Organization

BP Plc, Tesla Motors Inc.

Source

Original Publication Date

April 18, 2018

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