Tesla has signed its first agreement to build a utility-scale battery storage facility in China, marking a significant step in the U.S. automaker’s global energy strategy. The deal comes at a time of tense U.S.–China trade relations, which worsened after President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods— now on pause.
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Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla has signed its first deal to build a grid-scale battery power plant in China amid a strained trading relationship between Beijing and Washington. The U.S. company posted on the Chinese social media service Weibo that the project would be the largest of its kind in China when completed.
An aerial photo of the Minety Battery Storage Project built by China Huaneng in Minety, Wiltshire, the UK [Photo provided by China Huaneng] Therefore, the building of a battery energy storage project has become an ideal solution for the UK to further bolster the flexibility and security of its national grid network.
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