Lead-acid / deep-cycle 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 info |
| Battery Service Manual | manual from the Association of American Battery Maufacturers from the sixties that is still relevant for old-school DIY renewables systems |
| BD Batteries | info on battery charging |
| BD Batteries | info on inverters |
| BD Batteries | dealing with problems – surges, spikes etc. |
| Countryside & Small Stock Journal | article: battery options for your off-grid home |
| Home Power Magazine | article: understanding batteries for your renewable energy system |
| Home Power Magazine | article: battery installation & maintenance |
| Home Power Magazine | article: managing your batteries |
| How Lead-acid Batteries Work | including different types of battery and sizing systems |
| Northern Arizona Wind & Sun | deep-cycle battery FAQ |
| Trojan Batteries | lots of video tutorials on all aspects of deep-cycle batteries |
| Wholesale Solar | how to keep deep-cycle batteries alive for years |
| 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 |
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 FAQ | car and deep-cycle battery FAQs |
| 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 |
| Home Power Magazine | article: what about lithium-ion batteries for off-grid systems? |
| 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 |
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