[QUOTE=NeilBlanchard;50236]Here is a different take on home batteries, that is very interesting:]
Hi Neil, the Aquion batteries are quite interesting however the amount required kind of puts them out of range. Each stack is only capable of 10amps, so I would need 20 stacks to cover max load on the inverters. That takes up a lot of room in the battery room, but leaves lots of room in my wallet!
I also like the Redflow zinc-bromide unit:
Redflow ZBM 3 - Redflow Limited
I'd only need two of those babies - much less floor space and smaller dent in the wallet. They are also coming out with a "powerwall" sized unit that you can just plonk outside that will store 10kwh and 100% DOD daily, it may be a year or so out though.
Exciting times for battery technologies for sure - I feel we're one good technology away from a mass exodus from the grid.
Tim