{"id":45776,"date":"2021-01-04T12:33:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T02:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=45776"},"modified":"2021-01-04T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T02:03:42","slug":"zenaji-battery-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/zenaji-battery-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out This Novel Zenaji Battery Installation in WA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason’s garage in Geraldton. Those funky looking black tubes are 4 x 1.93 kWh Zenaji batteries.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jason Bertelsen isn\u2019t a name in the renewables sector – he\u2019s a customer. However, his story, in particular his decision to put money into Zenaji batteries, intrigued us enough to get in touch for an interview.<\/p>\n

Why? Zenaji batteries<\/a> are relatively unknown in the Australian market. They don\u2019t use lead-acid or conventional lithium-ion chemistries that currently dominate the home energy storage scene. They use Lithium Titanate chemistry that the company <\/a>claims offers 22,000 charge cycles and fast charging (according to Wikipedia, this comes at the cost of lower energy density<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Jason told us his choice came after years of wanting to add a battery to his solar power system.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I looked at the problem, there wasn\u2019t a solution I liked,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

About Tesla Powerwall batteries, he said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t really happy with the lifespan, the guarantee of only a certain amount of cycles. You\u2019ll never really get the return on investment – that was really a factor.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He was also unhappy with the loads the Tesla batteries could handle, because he wanted something that would be \u201crock-solid\u201d for anything he throws at it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t really use a huge amount of electricity, because there\u2019s only two of us\u201d, he said – “but nobody likes surprises simply because they ran too many appliances at once!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another feature of the Zenaji batteries that brought him over the line is their 20-year warranty. With that in mind, and with a 7-year-old 2.4kW solar system that was due for an upgrade, the time was right to make the jump.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did more and more research, I had a chat to the company, and I was ready to go.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Geraldton, Western Australia resident\u2019s installation was undertaken by local company BTM Energy<\/a>, and as Jason said on Facebook, the install ran at a leisurely pace and took four months to complete.<\/p>\n

As he explained to us, he started by going down the Solar Analytics road, and the long install cycle meant he had the chance to gather data to compare his old system to the new at every stage of the process.<\/p>\n

Jason said BTM Energy was the only installer he spoke to that was prepared to work with a battery provider (and chemistry) that was brand-new to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I showed them the Zenaji batteries, the owner of BTM went and bought some – so they ironed out the kinks of an install at the boss\u2019s house. That made my install run very smoothly!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to be a bit more energy-independent – I didn\u2019t want to disconnect from the grid entirely. I wanted the feed-in tariffs, and the sharing arrangements.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His system comprises:<\/p>\n