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"Renters and apartment dwellers may finally have an opportunity to join the
energy transition, as two very new startups pitch a rental-friendly battery and
a “cloud”.
One is offering a mini 3.5 kilowatt hour (kWh) stackable battery that renters,
and even apartment dwellers, can take with them from home to home, and the
other is offering what is effectively a global solar-battery that customers can
take from bill to bill.
Solarcloud is offering “fractionalised” ownership of the watts generated by
rooftop solar it installed and owns on buildings in Australia, India, parts of
Asia and Europe.
Smartizer is still getting its mini battery certified but it plans to launch in
“January or February” next year with a 500-1000 battery pilot alongside AI
partner Macquarie University, says founder Davood Dehestani.
It’ll cost around $2,000 per 3.5 kWh unit – cheaper than average at $570/kWh
because it comes with a built in “shoe box” sized inverter. It can also come
with an add-on electric vehicle charger.
Dehestani says that by charging on zero-cost or cheap power in the middle of
the day and discharging during peak when electricity is priced around 40c/kWh,
renters or apartment dwellers can save about $600 a year on their power bills,
or a three-year payback period for the battery.
“There’s no other product like this,” he says. “The battery has been designed
in Australia, and can be plugged into the socket. In Europe you can plug it
into the wall. In Australia, you have to pay maybe $1,000 for installation so
it can plug into the mains.”
Dehestani’s idea is for homes to have a built in socket and shelf that renters
can use to plug in their own battery, and then take it with them to their next
home if they have to move out.
And while he’s very keen on Australia, the European market is also a priority
for the company.
The EV charger – which will come with vehicle to grid capability – will come
towards the end of next year after it’s gone through the Australian
certification process, Dehestani says."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
