This Amazing Saltwater Battery System Can Power Your Off Grid Home For 10 Years!

This Amazing Saltwater Battery System Can Power Your Off Grid Home For 10 Years! Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KDCiTQr5sg

Aquion Energy has been making news since it introduced the world’s first economically viable truly green batteries. Built entirely from non-toxic materials, Aquion’s ‘Aqueous Hybrid Ion’ saltwater battery is non-flammable, non-explosive, avoids the typical toxic components and requires no maintenance! This technology is inherently safe and boasts a 100% depth-of-discharge capability, without harming the battery.

The company recently signed a deal that will use its technology at the heart of a renewable energy system in Japan. The American company aims to use the deal to further promote the adoption of its sodium-ion technology as a genuine substitute for lithium ion. Its 2.6 kWh and 30.6 kWh sealed solar batteries have no thermal management issues and no out-gassing. Filled with saltwater, these astonishing batteries contain no hazardous materials.

The Aquion saltwater batteries are ideal as off-grid or grid-backup energy storage solutions. They cost less and have a longer life than lithium-ion batteries, AGM, or GEL batteries. Aquion designed its batteries to outlast lead-acid batteries by many years. They can self-balance, so there is no need to ever run an equalizing charge. They can be used as off-grid solar, hydro or wind battery, and grid-tied battery backup.

One of the amazing things about them is that due to the technology, they can be 100% discharged without any damage.

The biggest drawback is that they are huge. They are extremely heavy when filled and require significant space to house them. However if you have basement space and a good, solid foundation, this is a technology with some incredible advantages.

These saltwater batteries were conceptualized at Carnegie Mellon University in 2010. Aquion Energy is based in Pennsylvania and is funded by several equity firms and investors including Kleiner Perkins, Foundation Capital, Bill Gates, Shell Technology Ventures, and others.

The AHI batteries and battery systems are perfect for long-duration stationary energy storage applications. Aquion’s saltwater batteries have found applications in residential solar, green architecture, as well as in off-grid and microgrid energy management. Some of the advantages provided by the company’s battery systems include reduced reliance on fossil fuels, broad adoption of renewable energy technologies, and optimization of existing grid-tied generation assets.

With more homes and businesses looking for ways to reduce their reliance on the electricity grid, Aquion’s saltwater batteries are in a better position to be a better alternative to battery chemistries which have certain disadvantages their reliance on caustic chemicals. Typical batteries might contain lead, nickel, cadmium, sulphuric acid and any of several other toxic materials. It’s astonishing to think that none of this is necessary – however the batteries are very large and heavy, making them unsuitable for use on-the-move, for example in electric cars.

Aquion is the only battery manufacturer in the world to have met the stringent criteria for Cradle-to-Cradle certification. This award simply implies that the company’s batteries are the most environmentally benign currently available anywhere.

The 2.5 kWh battery pack costs $1,000 while the 5 kWh system goes for $3,000. It is generally thought that you will need at least 10 kWh to power your entire home. That will set you back roughly $6,000; however you can use this to power your home for nearly 10 years or 3000 days/nights. As part of an off grid system it will pay for itself and then save money, as well as being a renewable off grid power source.

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This Amazing Saltwater Battery System Can Power Your Off Grid Home For 10 Years! Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KDCiTQr5sg