Lithium-ion has dominated home battery storage for over a decade. But a new challenger has arrived made from one of the most abundant materials on Earth: salt!
We visit two UK homeowners who’ve installed Eleven Energy’s sodium-ion battery systems to find out what it’s actually like to live with day-to-day.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro: Can salt challenge lithium for home batteries?
0:58 What is Eleven Energy’s sodium-ion battery?
1:35 New modular, stackable battery design
3:05 Creag’s home solar setup & role as systems designer
4:53 Cheapest way to use your battery!
6:26 Battery degradation myth & 13,000-cycle test results
7:38 Sodium vs lithium: cost, size, and fire safety
10:58 Inverters, smart tariffs & app features explained
16:10 Second home visit: why choose sodium over lithium
20:02 Final verdict: will sodium replace lithium at home?
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