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[โ€“] waigl@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Key elements manufactured in Spain include the Battery Management System (BMS) electronics and proprietary software, plastic and metal structural components, wiring harnesses, and the cooling system. Active and passive safety devices, power connectors, power supplies, busbars, and user interface electronics are sourced from other European suppliers.

So just about everything except for the actual battery cells.

Don't get me wrong, having the stuff made in the EU is better than nothing. But the real challenge is still the actual cells. The stuff they do produce is relatively trivial (on an industry scale) and could be spun up on short notice if needed.

[โ€“] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

and it's only 5kwh, that is TINY, a standard home really wants 20kwh+ to soak up all that Spanish sun

but credit where credit is due, if this is just the start then good stuff, keep going!

[โ€“] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Modular designs like this are actully smart for consumers - easier to replace just one unit if it fails, plus you can start small and add capacity as your budget allows instead of dropping โ‚ฌ15k+ upfront.

[โ€“] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 points 7 hours ago
[โ€“] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It says right in the article that it supports having up to 20 of these batteries in parallel, which gives you much more than 20kwh.

[โ€“] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

i guess it depends how big the units are, i have a 10kw sonnen evo and i could fit maybe 6 or 7 of the things in the garage but iโ€™d lose half the space

if you can fit 5 on top of each other thatโ€™d be great

[โ€“] waigl@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I wouldn't worry about that. If they can design and build a 5 kWh home battery, they can design and build a 20 kWh home battery.

[โ€“] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I know cost is a factor, but isn't this the sort of thing where you can contact more than one?

[โ€“] WhiteHotaru@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varta_AG as one of the few players in Europe as a possible source.

[โ€“] waigl@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Varta is that company that maneuvered to kick out all small scale investors without compensation and hand the company over to only the big investors. The fact that this maneuver can possibly be legal is a major problem for the German and EU industry.

[โ€“] Flagg76@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago