Elon Musk and Malcolm Turnbull talk battery solutions for energy problems
by Katharine Murphy with agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#2FK6Z)
Tesla boss speaks to South Australian premier and then Australian prime minister about issues with state and national supply
Malcolm Turnbull has spoken to the Tesla founder, Elon Musk, about energy storage issues after the tech billionaire offered to supply battery technology to solve South Australia's energy reliability problems within 100 days.
The prime minister's office said the hour-long conversation on Sunday had occurred by mutual arrangement, given Turnbull's longstanding commitment to exploring technological options to enhance storage.
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