Homemade power walls

[chaggle]

Didn't know these were a thing - interesting.

https://interestingengineering.com/thes ... ompetition

Glubux, a French forum member of DIYPowerwalls, told Vice’s Motherboard that their wall could store up to 28kWh.

"I run all the house with it, in fact, I even bought an electric oven and induction cooking plate to use the extra energy during summer," they claimed.

[Tony.Williams]

Battery development is progressing with amazing speed, driven by the needs of both mobile phones and cars. I read recently that the latest lithium-ion types are only a small fraction of the cost of their equivalents of a few years ago.