Anker's new Solix house power storage features a modular photo voltaic battery system

Gadget charging firm Anker is shifting into Tesla’s territory with the launch of the Solix line of house power merchandise, together with a modular Powerwall-like battery storage system, the corporate introduced at an occasion in New York Metropolis. It additionally launched a smaller battery aimed toward people dwelling in condos and flats that can be utilized with its present balcony-mounted photo voltaic panels.

The modular battery system, set to reach globally in 2024, will likely be scalable from 5kWh of energy (sufficient to run an average-sized home for a number of hours) as much as 180kWh, which might feasibly energy a home for almost every week. It’s designed to ship backup energy to each present and new photo voltaic set up, and Anker guarantees it’s going to “present excessive ranges of security and sturdiness, seamlessly switch to off-grid energy and be appropriate with house power gear equivalent to warmth pumps, oil- and gas-powered turbines.” It’s going to additionally work with a “forthcoming EV charging answer,” the corporate wrote.

The system will use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and function at temperatures starting from -20C to 55C (-4F to 131F). It’s managed by Anker’s energy administration system and accessible with an app. Anker has but to offer the all-important pricing, however mentioned extra data will likely be accessible “later this 12 months.” 

By comparability, Tesla’s Powerwall 2 models have almost triple the facility (13.5kWh every), price $11,500 every put in and might be scaled as much as 135kWh. Standalone Powerwall installations qualify for a 30 % residential federal funding tax credit score, together with any state incentives.

Together with the modular battery, Anker unveiled the Solarbank E1600 battery pack as a part of an power storage system for flats and condos. Set to be bought in Europe, it follows the corporate’s lately launched Solix RS40 balcony photo voltaic panel system, and is appropriate with “99 % of the balcony PV merchandise in the marketplace,” the corporate mentioned.

It’s modular, accessible in sizes from 1.6kWh to three.2kWh (sufficient for a number of hours of energy), and works with most micro-inverters together with those bundled with the RS40 photo voltaic panels. As soon as plugged it into an ordinary house energy socket, it’ll take up any extra power from the photo voltaic panels and feed it again to the house if the grid goes down. Anker guarantees a “5 minute DIY set up,” and mentioned it may possibly help 6,000 charging cycles or double the business common. It can be managed through an app.

The brand new storage merchandise be a part of Anker’s present lineup of batteries (now branded Solix as nicely), just like the 767 PowerHouse 2.05kWh designed for campers and out of doors use, and charged with an optionally available 200W photo voltaic panel. Anker now joins firms like Ecoflow (with its modular 3.6kWh-25kWh Delta Professional battery) and others within the burgeoning house power storage market. 

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