A plug-in balcony solar system for uncertain times.

Title reads like at ad, but this is a new way to reach energy independence. I actually have a small EcoFlow device and it’s pretty good for the price.

I hope this tech can be made available in the US soon.

  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Wow that’s interesting. I hate how much power my pool eats up in the summer, I’ve been looking for something economical to help run it off of clean energy since the pump runs during peak solar hours anyway.

    • Brkdncr@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      You can do that today with their setup I think. You would need to plug the pump into one of their batteries and run their solar panel to the battery. You’d also put the battery on grid power.

      The article is focused on an inverter that pushes energy back to the grid, something we don’t have yet at this market level.

      • DrunkenPirate@feddit.deEnglish
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        6 months ago

        If you just need the energy for the pool, a small setup without battery is all you need. Saves you half the price. Panels and inverters are around 900€ in Germany. Putting a battery on it makes another 1,200€ and it makes sense only, if you need power in the evening.