Are Zinc Oxide batteries good for storing power off grid?

What are solar battery storage alternatives?

Sasha Nazarchuk Published: Sept. 21, 2020, 1:13 p.m.Last updated: Sept. 29, 2020, 8:36 a.m.

Hi guys, I came across a Canadian company with a zinc oxide battery storage. They did 40 kW project in BC. Would it be a viable option for an off grid project?

Thank you in advance

Responses (3)

Mike Reynolds Sept. 29, 2020, 8:34 a.m. Reply

What size of project are you talking about? To the best of our knowledge this is, at the moment at least, more of a commercial solution. Are you building an off grid home and looking for a home battery to store solar power? Here is our guide to choosing home batteries, and you could also check into saltwater home batteries as well.

Sasha Nazarchuk Sept. 29, 2020, 11:12 a.m. Reply

Tnx for the reply, it's going to be off grid community with 70-80 households in Northern Ontario.

Mike Reynolds Sept. 29, 2020, 7:02 p.m. Reply

That sounds like the sort of application where it would work. if you don't mind, keep us in the loop it would be great to hear how it goes.

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