tesla reveals solar power project is 'going live' at a children's hospital in puerto rico in 'first of many' relief efforts on the island - lithium ion battery for solar street light
After Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's power grid and plunged millions into darkness, the island's Governor Ricardo Rosello began negotiations with Elon Musk to help use Tesla technology
Now, electric cars
Maker revealed that its first solar and storage project in Puerto Rico is in progress, starting at a children's hospital in San Juan.
This is a step in the direction of building solar energy.
The entire island's "micro-grid" will operate independently of the main grid in order to recover more quickly after future crises.
Tesla rolled down the video Twitter and shared pictures of Puerto Rico's "First human" micro-grid.
The debut shows that the company has provided enough solar panels to cover almost the entire car park as well as large energy storage devices.
Tesla said on Twitter today that the Del Nino Hospital was the first to launch many solar storage projects.
Thanks @ ricardorossello for supporting the recovery in Puerto Rico.
Musk revealed for the first time in early October plans to help the island recover, and Tesla will postpone plans to launch electric trucks in an effort to boost battery production in Puerto Rico and focus on its Model 3 cars.
In response to a question on Twitter, Tesla boss said: "The Tesla team has done this for many of the smaller islands in the world, but there is no scalability limit, so, puerto Rico could do the same.
The governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosello, who also joined the conversation, said to Musk on Twitter: "Let's talk.
Do you want to show the world the power and scalability of your test technology?
PR may be the flagship project.
Musk then replied, "I 'd love to talk.
I hope Tesla can help.
Asked how the company could help, he also tweeted that "medical devices have priority ".
Now, in a few weeks, the plan seems to have come true.
After the hurricane, Musk also launched an attack on the installers who installed the company's battery pack on the island, promising to solve the problem.
He also said Tesla will send experienced installers from the continental United States to hire and train local teams as soon as possible.
"The Solar Grid will enter Puerto Rico, which will not be the first time for the company;
In the past, Tesla has built a large
Expand the grid to power the entire island of Kauai and carry out similar projects on the island of tau in Samoa.
Just this month, Musk revealed that the world's largest battery is only half installed in South Australia. way complete.
100 MW (129MWh)
When the lithium-ion battery is completed, it will be more than three times larger than any existing power storage facility.
The project stems from Musk's bet on Twitter with Australian software billionaire Mike Cannon --
Musk promised Brooks that he could make batteries in 100 days or free of charge.
A year later, a severe storm caused a catastrophic power outage in South Australia, which destroyed the state.