Hi there,

I’m unable to open up a link for the questions.
But here is my answer to Question 2 “If you could improve one feature in your/our battery system, what would it be?”
I live alone on a very small sailboat and have limited space for a bank of batteries and also limited deck space for solar panels (I currently have two small ones). I’m a bit of a slave to my laptop, TV, music system and air fryer, mini fridge… all of which use a substantial amount of power every day. My ideal solution would be to squeeze in a few extra batteries and also to rig up some extra solar panels on the sides of my boat – panels that I could swing up during the day to give maximum surface area towards the sun. I have it all planned in my head and intend purchasing a couple of bifacial solar panels for maximum sunlight plus some more batteries and also a power bank as a backup. But because I’m only on a state pension it all takes time and prioritising. Winning one of your prizes would really help me reach my power goal.
Thank you
Kind regards

I haven’t gone green yet but would like to see something that could cut my dependence on the power companies completely and be guaranteed to be reliable for a long period preferably with minimum maintenance.

My wife and I have been living on a narrowboat for the past 9 years and during that time we’ve discovered every winter is an absolute nightmare and struggle to keep the batteries charged. We’re using traditional lead acid-based batteries and this year is the year we are switching to lithium as we speak. My wife is currently running our very efficient generator to make sure she has power during the day, but we know for a fact at 8:00 this evening when we have to turn our engine and generators off, we will have approximately 1 hour of 240 volt power left before the entire system is drained.

Also with the move to lithium and battery management systems comes the ability to have a real idea as to how much power is left in your battery, IE percentages. My wife is disabled and it will give her a lot more peace of mind to be able to have a look at a battery and say oh. I’ve got 70% left as opposed to trying to do the mathematics to work out exactly how much power is left in a lead acid battery. In hindsight, this is probably led to us accidentally mismanaging our lead acid banks from time to time. So for us and for ease of use and for peace of mind, I think it is definitely time to make the upgrade.

Question 2 – Ecoworthy might profit making bluetooth interface/transmitter for the older Lifepo4 batteries. I did not really appreciate the usefullness of the bluetooth app and battery until the I bought a Lifepo4 with the Bluetooth

I think you should create an entire stand alone energy station kit that can be built in a garden or land to supply the energy needed of a household like a self contained insulated shed with the roof being solar panels and inside holding the battery packs and utilities. You could have different sizes to suit.