How much energy you really need
Power stations, balcony storage, home and motorhome batteries: the same data for all of them, taken from the manufacturer's own documents. And the calculations nobody else does — how long a battery really lasts, and what each kWh passing through it costs you.
Which question are you starting from?
Start from what you plug in — fridge, boiler, router — and the answer comes in hours, not in watt-hours.
Do the maths → 02 Does it pay off?It asks where you are first, because between the most and the least expensive kWh in Europe there is a ratio of one to four. And it can also answer no.
See the figures → 03 Which product?264 sheets with the same data for everyone, taken from the manufacturer's documents.
Open the atlas →Start from what you need
Answer a few questions about what you need. After each answer you see which kinds of storage are worth looking at and how many are in the catalogue; at the end we explain why.
Question 1
What do you need?
Choose the kind of storage
All categories →- Compact
- Home backup
- Expansion batteries
- High capacity
- All-in-one
- Expansion batteries
- Modular
- AC-coupled, no panels
- All-in-one
- High voltage
- Low voltage
- With backup power
- Battery inverters
- Energy managers
- Hybrid inverters
- Backup switchboards
- DC-DC chargers
- Lithium batteries for campers
- Off-grid systems
- Charge controllers
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The whole catalogue →
LFP, NMC, sodium-ion: what really changes from one chemistry to another — how many cycles it lasts, how much it weighs, what the cold does to it — and which products in the catalogue declare it.
Open the encyclopedia →27 brands in the catalogue, with the companies behind them and the official sites we take the data from.
Brand index →Build your system
Save battery, inverter and panels in one list, with no account. Compare it over time and share it with whoever is quoting for you.
Create your systemChoose, use, understand
Browse the guides →
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Expansion battery: when it makes sense to add one
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Deep dive
How many hours will the fridge last, and the other sums you do by hand
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