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Meanwhile in Japan:

https://www.energy-storage.news/tesla-megapack-battery-storage-system-enters-japans-ancillary-services-market/

A battery energy storage system (BESS) comprising Tesla Megapacks with output of 10.8MW and 43MWh storage capacity has gone into operation in Sendai, Japan.

Tesla Japan announced last week (4 June) that the large-scale battery system has been installed and begun operation at the site of Sendai Power Station, which is in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, around 360km northeast of the nation’s capital Tokyo.

The Megapack installation is based on Tesla’s integrated solution which includes lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, power conversion system (PCS, described as ‘power conditioner’ in Japanese industry parlance), thermal management and controls.

It is listed as available in Japan in 2-hour duration (1927.2kW/3854.4kWh) and 4-hour duration (979.2kW/3916.8kWh) configurations.

The BESS will enter Japan’s newly opened ancillary services markets through which assets will participate in helping balance the frequency of the electricity grid. The services, which require fast response times to correct deviations in grid frequency, were launched through tenders which were held for the first time in April.