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Lead-acid / deep-cycle & lithium-ion batteries for renewables |
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| Alt-E Store | series of articles on deep-cycle batteries |
| Alt-E Store | off-grid calculator for sizing battery banks and charge controllers |
| Aussie Batteries & Solar | deep-cycle battery guide |
| Battery FAQ | car and deep-cycle battery FAQs |
| Battery Service Manual | manual from the Association of American Battery Maufacturers from the sixties that is still relevant for old-school DIY renewables systems |
| Countryside & Small Stock Journal | off-grid battery banks – the heart of the system |
| Countryside & Small Stock Journal | new off-grid battery technology – is there hope beyond hype? |
| How Lead-acid Batteries Work | including different types of battery and sizing systems |
| Medium | battery showdown: lead-acid vs lithium-ion |
| Northern Arizona Wind & Sun | deep-cycle battery FAQ |
| Trojan Batteries | lots of video tutorials on all aspects of deep-cycle batteries |
| Wholesale Solar | deep-cycle battery information |
| Wholesale Solar | lead-acid vs lithium-ion: which is best for solar? |
| Wikipedia | entry for lead-acid battery |
| Wikipedia | entry for deep-cycle battery |
| Wind & Sun | UK site with info on choosing & sizing your system for off-grid living, including batteries and inverters |
| Wind & Sun | and more specific information about batteries |
| YouTube | how to recondition an old forklift battery |
| YouTube | how a lithium-ion battery works |
| YouTube | how to install lithium-ion batteries for an off-grid system |
Batteries general |
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| Andy Reynolds | how to test a range of household appliance batteries with a multimeter |
| The Baghdad Battery | incredible story of a find that was probably a basic battery from 1800 years ago |
| Battery Council International | resource for information on the use and recycling of lead-acid batteries |
| Battery University | free educational website that offers hands-on battery information to engineers, educators, media, students and battery users – tons of information |
| The Engineer Magazine | article: new ‘flow’ batteries to cope with the peaks and troughs of renewables input into the grid |
| European Associaton for the Storage of Energy | promoting energy storage as part of a sustainable energy strategy for Europe |
| Green Batteries | US site with good info |
| Practical Action | how to store electricity in batteries |
| Recharge | not-for-profit founded to promote the value of rechargeable batteries; plus lots of info |
| Sci-toys | home-made simple batteries |
| Wikipedia | entry for battery |
| Wikipedia | list of battery types |
| Wikipedia | entry for history of the battery |
| Wikipedia | entry for battery recycling |
