Vestas teams up with Tesla to explore potential of battery tech for wind

Michael Holder
clock • 2 min read

EV giant Tesla is among a number of energy storage specialists working with the Danish wind turbine manufacturer to explore how wind power and batteries can work in tandem

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is working with US electric vehicle giant Tesla as part of a drive to develop an efficient means of linking up wind farms with battery storage. The partnership...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Michael Holder
Author spotlight

Michael Holder

Environmental journalist and editor

View profile
More from Michael Holder

What role can nuclear realistically play in the world's clean energy future?

'The wild west era is coming to an end': ISEP launches higher-tier carbon accounting qualifications

More on Wind

Crown Estate accused of 'outrageous profiteering' over offshore wind leasing fees
Wind

Crown Estate accused of 'outrageous profiteering' over offshore wind leasing fees

Greenpeace issues fresh legal threat against land manager over uncapped fees charged to offshore wind developers that it argues risk undermining the UK's clean energy transition

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 01 October 2026 • 5 min read
Amazon inks Scottish wind farm deal with Statkraft
Wind

Amazon inks Scottish wind farm deal with Statkraft

New PPA takes Amazon's total investment in carbon free energy in the UK to more than £3bn over five years

Amber Rolt
clock 30 September 2026 • 3 min read
Study: Increases in offshore wind seabed leasing fees 'threaten UK energy security'
Wind

Study: Increases in offshore wind seabed leasing fees 'threaten UK energy security'

Crown Estate faces fresh scrutiny over the fees it charges to offshore wind developers, as study warns license regime risks pushing up costs and slowing the clean energy transition

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 28 September 2026 • 5 min read