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[–] dharmacurious 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

How viable would something like this be for powering a home? Solar panels+this?

[–] sushibowl@feddit.nl 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

These are gonna be hella expensive for a while. If space is not a concern there's much cheaper batteries out there. You don't really need fast charging capabilities either.

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

In a home, power density doesn't really matter. If a battery is large and heavy, you still only transport it twice. Once new, once when you replace it.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

Not very. There's a different sodium based battery being designed for home storage. Not nearly as energy dense, but will last a very long time, can be left outside the house, and uses cheap components (no lithium or other rare metals).

That's the battery you'll want.