New off grid design for Hawaii

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  • Dave Angelini
    Dave Angelini Solar Expert Posts: 6,728 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    If you could wait another year....
     but short of that just buy a decent flooded battery and plan on it being a starter. Drop me an e-mail
    "we go where power lines don't" Sierra Nevada mountain area
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    E-mail offgridsolar@sti.net

  • sodamo
    sodamo Solar Expert Posts: 54 ✭✭✭
    KalJus said:
    Don't have much to update on, still been doing research and learning. I am now disappointed in Aquion for two reasons, first they have provided me very poor pre-sales support (and I suspect that is indicative of poor support after purchase). Second they have just re-branded the batteries to "The Aspen Battery" and reduced the specifications greatly. What used to be 3,000 cycles to 100% DoD is now 3,000 cycles to 30% DoD (they word it "3,000 cycles (to 70% retained capacity)"). I wanted to lean towards the technology but looks like I will be looking elsewhere for storage now. You can view the new specs here: http://aquionenergy.com/homeowners/the-aspen-battery/

    are you talking with the Aquion guy in Paauilo

    10.04 KW panels
    3- FM80 CC
    4- FX3048T Inverters
    FNDC, MATE3
    OpticsRE
    12 - 1350ah Rolls Surette 4v
    24kw generator (Chinese, built in Az)
    10kw MEP803A backup generator
  • KalJus
    KalJus Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭✭
    sodamo said:

    are you talking with the Aquion guy in Paauilo
    No, I was emailing directly with Aquion.
  • kaipo_boy
    kaipo_boy Solar Expert Posts: 143 ✭✭
    ouch, as in OUCH. That's a pretty big change.  Any other reports from early Aquion users?  Or is your case the only one you know of so far?
  • sodamo
    sodamo Solar Expert Posts: 54 ✭✭✭
    I see you haven't posted in a while. Any update?
    I hear there maybe some actual Aquion users here on the BI.

    10.04 KW panels
    3- FM80 CC
    4- FX3048T Inverters
    FNDC, MATE3
    OpticsRE
    12 - 1350ah Rolls Surette 4v
    24kw generator (Chinese, built in Az)
    10kw MEP803A backup generator