Tesla battery supplier CATL showcases battery storage tech in Australia

CATL, a leading battery supplier to Tesla and other EV makers, made its first Australian appearance at the All Energy Australia event. The event was held this week at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre with over 10,000 attendees across two days.

The event was organised to provide networking opportunities for those in the energy transition industries and showcased the innovative companies in renewable energy technologies driving Australia's energy transformation.

CATL already powers a large fleet of Australian single-motor Tesla models with its Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries and was at the All Energy conference showcasing the latest in stationary storage technology.

The products being showcased included:

The EnerOne cabinet was quite interesting as it features a new 280 Ah LFP cell with up to 10,000 cycles and a liquid cooling system that has much better thermal management.

It stands out given its smaller cabinet system size when compared to other air-cooled cabinets – standing only on a surface area of 1.69 square meters. Earlier this year, it also won the ees (electrical energy storage) award at The smarter E Europe conference.

CATL is currently involved with several large Australian energy storage projects. The most prominent one is at Torrens Island with a 250/MW250MWh big battery storage system.

It's good to see the buzz and activity around helping Australia transition towards a cleaner energy future. The All Energy Australia expo and conference this week highlighted that.

Newer, more innovative energy storage solutions are required as part of this transition which includes stationary storage as well as storage on wheels.

It would be great to see this activity continue and for leaders in energy storage industries now getting involved in making it happen, we are at the start of something exciting in the energy transition journey.

Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.