I'm thinking abt adding solar panel at my home in Manchester, UK which is 70% of the year is cloudy. I got few quotes & most wants me to put in MicroInverter. One installer suggested to use Aiko 455w Gen2 solar panel which got Partial Shading Optimisation in built it along with Sun Synk 5.32kw inverter & 2x5kwh Sun synk battery. With 16 panel he sugested it would generate abt 6200kwh annually. I'm really struggling with understanding various component and which to go for. Thanks for helping me ignore MicroInverters as I agree there are more cons with them then pro. I wonder if you have any suggestiong/opinion on setup I was proposed with Aiko Solar panel? I would really appreciate your thought on it. Thanks for great videos -really helped me in my journey in understaing this Solar world.
Thank you for the video comparison . I’m using Tesla power wall three and the units are in my basement. The garage is 80 feet away.. how can a buy directional Tesla car battery charger be connected. Would it have to be connected with a DC line or use home power to charge. Will a separate circuit be required to the power wall three or gateway for by directional charging?
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Another bullshit video about some bullshit windturbine concept this idea is so old it is in the first testament. Most places have not enough wind to do anything, it won't help if the damm thing only works for half a hr a day or week. Even if there is enough wind, they are noisy enough to want to shotgun the thing so you won't have to listen to it anymore. And the time it takes to install it the cost of wiring and batteries, one would be better off to hook it to a bicycle and pedal run the thing until you can get enough juice to play the computer for 30 minutes or less. Could also mount it on top of your car and drive down the road to make it work perfect. With the smarts people have if small weird windmills worked, we would have had lots of these working before ww2. The reason we don't is they aren't worth a shit you'd be better off and cheaper to use a gas generator to make a little power.
I think many people underestimate the amount of mechanical energy needed to create significant electrical energy. An e-bike battery with 0.25kWh battery might propel you along the road for 15-25miles. To reverse the argument imagine trying to generate 0.25kWh of energy by riding your bike. Just because something is spinning around fast doesn't mean you can extract much energy from it. One tiny wind turbine in your back yard isn't going to power very much at all. 20 solar panels on your roof easy. 20 wind turbines on your roof not so.
2015. Thousands of concerned Vauxhall drivers join an online group over fears their cars could be at risk of going up in flames. (UK Sky news about Vauhall Astra PETROL cars catching fire). Who knew ?
Every mobile electronic device I have has a Li-Ion battery. No problem having these next to my bed, or left with children. EV with Li-Ion battery. Oooh scary. My guess is that if you compare the number of gas powered car fires they would outnumber EV car fires by several orders of magnitude, but they are never report in the news, whereas every EV fire is reported as a major headline national incident. Why is this I wonder ?
Overhyped myth. Having designed a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with industry leading efficiency, 3rd party tested and verified in a wind tunnel, it is an overhyped myth. If you want a kinetic sculpture, buy a vertical axis wind turbine like the Harmony turbines, Wind Tulip or any other promoted VAWT. They are selling an unobtainable promise.
Yes, we would like to see you make wind turbine videos. My guess is you’ll average about 1/4 what they’re rated but that’s one if you test turbines with 1+ kWh ratings.
For the last time with the stupid hype promises: Solar works pretty well almost everywhere, wind only really makes sense in some places geographically blessed with consistent and/or strong winds. Just get some 100$ solar panels making 440 Watts each and be happy.
Unless companies have UL listed products and domestic service centers, I wouldn't bother for inverters. But batteries are different - only thing that can go wrong is the BMS - EG4 can sell their UL listed batteries for $250KWh and make a nice profit. It's insanity that they are less than half the price of the 'name brand' solutions - there's nothing meaningfully different between UL listed batteries except the price and marketing. What needs to happen is more companies having a meter socket adapter solution like Tesla. It simplifies installation (and reduces cost) dramatically. I was going with EG4 or BigBattery for my ESS, but the extra labor and materials offset their lower cost solutions. Now, reluctantly, I'm going with PW3, simply because of ease of installation. Plus, Tesla is a brand people know and there are a zillion people who can service their systems.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this comment! So many people are in very much the same mindset. What I am worried about EG4 is not the battery, im worried about the inverter. lack of proper relay in case of a failure. The new inverter they came out with will have a better solution where there will not be a need for a "bypass" to be added. Lucky for You Tesla PW3 has it build in. I love the idea of low cost products, what I worry about is service to the inverters if EG4 decides to pull out of the market. But that's the risk homeowners take and its their option. Thanks again for sharing!!
The problem with wind turbine is the designs. If you could build one that operates on little wind and will take full power also at high winds. The problem with wind, is that there will be no wind for maybe a year, wind change or not enough is a big problem.
I've had a 1kw wind turbine for 1 year. I live in a reasonably windy area but it generates virtually nothing. Unless you live in constant typhoons forget wind and go solar 👍
In order to reduce CO2 emissions associated with electricity, measures are needed for the night when solar power cannot be generated. The device in my photo is a device that uses morning and evening wind to exhaust heat from homes and reduce air conditioner consumption. As was explained, it is impossible to expect a constant amount of wind power in a residential area, and considering energy conversion efficiency, I think it is better to just use the wind as it is. Although it is in Japanese, we have also published other effective heat shielding measures on our homepage, so please take a look if you are interested. Last year and this year were both very hot, but we have been able to reduce our summer electricity consumption every year. If you live in an area with high electricity bills, we think you can recover the cost in about two years.
EP Cube is a compelling product, but is actually difficult to buy in Canada. That’s because Canadian Solar is not a Canadian company. It’s actually a Chinese company that bought the original Canadian based company & kept name because it’s less likely to trigger anti-foreign sentiments in the US market.
EP Cube is a compelling product, but is actually difficult to buy in Canada. That’s because Canadian Solar is not a Canadian company. It’s actually a Chinese company that bought the original Canadian based company & kept name because it’s less likely to trigger anti-foreign sentiments in the US market.
It's just plain physics that residential wind systems do not work. First, vertical axis wind machines are garbage and none of them have ever proven to produce a reasonable amount of power with respect to their cost. Second, any reasonable power producing wind machine needs to be at least 40 feet taller than anything within 300 feet laterally. This makes residential wind machines completely impractical.
This my #1 issue, run away fire 🔥 in my home. I luv battery backup systems & wind/solar but storage of that energy is the major concern. Regulation of heat & power levels r key to batts. but the average joe wants rugged reliability with max loads.
@@Grifter2023 the good thing is that most home backup solutions use LFP chemistry, which is much safer than NMC. Thermal runaway is definitely a big issue with lithium batteries. But not as bad as ice vehicles. 🚗 so we are still much better driving Evs, but this new research shows it will be even more safe in the future! 🙌🙌🙌
Could be, but for home batteries, the market has already switched to Batteries made with an LFP chemistry (Lithium Iron/Ferro Phosphate). This is safe, cheap and does not has the thermal runaway problem. This LFP chemistry is used in all modern stationary (home) batteries and loads of car batteries as well. You do not have to worry when choosing LFP. Please check it out for yourself. Its already here and prices have dropped 50% in the last year to an all time low.
Agree, thank you for clarifying! :) NMC still have a big market share ( 60% in 2022) but it has been decreasing to LFP! Hopefully this new research plus LFP will soon take over. Maybe a video explanation of different chemistry of lithium ion batteries would be a good idea.
Most LIBs are either NMC - big market share for evs, LFP for home use, the LFP are already pretty safe, but EVS and hire power density need application this will be huge. :)
Thermal runaway has been my #1 concern regarding a whole home battery backup. If this turns out to be a production reality, this will be the deciding factor for me of battery vs. generator backup. Thank you Martyna for sharing this news!
Batteries made with an LFP chemistry (Lithium Iron/Ferro Phosphate) is safe and does not has the problem. This chemistry is used in all modern stationary (home) batteries and loads of car batteries as well. You do not have to worry when choosing LFP.
Yes thanks Rik for clarifying, LFP are much safer than NMC, and most home batteries are LFP. So just make sure to use that chemistry over the other. :) Also I should have mentioned that ICE cars are at such a higher risk for fires than EVs! :) I must have been too excited with this new research I made the video too scary!!!
Let's hope this diminished fire risk is true and becomes the standard soon. Residential solar is inhibited by current fire codes requiring 10 foot separations of solar batteries from lot lines and 3 foot separation from doors and windows. This makes battery placement difficult in many urban areas.
Actually, home atteries are made with an LFP chemistry (Lithium Iron/Ferro Phosphate). This is safe and does not has the thermal runaway problem. This chemistry is used in all modern stationary (home) batteries and loads of car batteries as well. You do not have to worry when choosing LFP.
Q: LG Chem's Breakthrough Ends Thermal Runaway? A: unknown at this point, unfortunately this could be little more than the SAME PROPAGANDA pushed down on the laymen like we just got finished watching with the Tesla Robotaxi, with Solid State Batteries, with Cold Fusion, etc. # WE'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE. ps: credit to you for doing a dedicated upload on this topic because this announcement (ultimately related to fire safety and public safety at large) is literally what the other "talking heads" and so called "experts" on RU-vid SHOULD be taking about, but conspicuously they are NOT talking about it... hint: they lack both the maturity and intelligence to even acknowledge the problem's existence in the first place (therein you have 1 up on all of them). 👏
Lithium Ion is not the best choice for home batteries. Batteries made with an LFP chemistry (Lithium Iron/Ferro Phosphate) are safe and do not have TR problem. This chemistry is used in all modern stationary (home) batteries and loads of car batteries as well. You do not have to worry when choosing LFP. Check it out, loads of great videos about this online!
Only time will tell if LG came up with solution. Meanwhile there a lot EVs out there with original battery technology that will keep on making news headlines. Let's hope people will not die
I actually live in a rural location in Nebraska where wind is an option. However I have not been able to find an 'off the shelf' battery that will work with a turbine. The only thing I can find is custom setups with a lot of electrical engineering involved. Also, most of the wind is in the winter but my greatest electric use is in the summer.
I visited China last year and the apartment building that I was staying in would not allow eBikes in the building due to a potential fire risk.I live in Canada and I would like to buy an eBike here as well that uses a safer battery chemstry. LFP chemistry would be interesting from both a safety and fast charging perspective. I have an LFP power station which charges really fast.
