Very interesting - I suppose research into making the panels last longer doesn't really make sense, since research into more efficient panels makes them obsolete.
So the research focus should go into manufacturing panels with less difficult to recycle materials, that also impact CO2 generation, either by producing or recycling them.
What's the 5kw upgrade @Embattle?
We have *very* different electricity usage m8. Yours stays flat throughout the year (actually goes up in the summer??!) - and you make a load of savings through solar in the summer - but this is my electricity usage monthly graph:@Scouse stop going back to solar generation and Winter, you won't gain much unless you have a massive oversized system, over the course of the year the benefits still outweigh the cost in both savings and the environment.
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We have *very* different electricity usage m8. Yours stays flat throughout the year (actually goes up in the summer??!) - and you make a load of savings through solar in the summer - but this is my electricity usage monthly graph:
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There's really fuck all from March > October for me, when Solar would be producing and making savings for me. The rest of the time I'd be pulling from the grid. Battery storage is probably where I'd maybe make savings, but with up-front costs...
Most of the year I'd be fecking electricity into the ground.
Doesn't make sense.Then scale your system plan down not up, match your power needs over the summer months and get a smaller battery.