We are in the process of testing the battery system which will be for
sale in June 2010.   If you are interested in testing the early imports,
please contact us.  The ones we are importing for solar
systems will be 100 AH 200 AH 400 AH, 600 AH and 1000 AH @ 1.2 volts.

This remarkable cell and battery design ran in the Detroit Electric Car
which was sold in 1912 to 1918.    One of these cars was bought by a
Victoria BC woman and it was still in operation in 1997 on the original
Ni-Fe battery.   This is a chemistry that is greatly superior to the lead
acid based batteries typically used in solar home installations.    For
environmental reasons we will only be offering nickel iron batteries in
our store.  The range of these cells are 100 to 1000 amp hour ranges.   
Each cell is 1.2 volts and so you will need 21 batteries for a 24 volt system
or 11 batteries for a 12 volt system.  

Lead acid batteries are toxic to the environment and it is estimated that 5
to 15% of them are not recycled and lead to a poisoning of the environment.  
We will only be carrying nickel iron batteries in our energy store.

To purchase a Nickel Iron battery system please email us with your power
requirements.  Please state in the form of voltage plus amp hours.

Standard Monocrystalline / Polycrystalline Silicon panels.
We are offering Sharp brand silicone solar panels in the 80-225 watt ranges. 
Prices including shipping to anywhere in Canada are available on request.

The Sharp 175 watt monocrystalline panels are $649 Canadian each with
discounts for quanity orders.
These are one of the most popular panels for grid-tied systems.  
Shipping will be estimated if you email us with your location.  If you need
more than 30 panels for a big job there are special industrial prices.

Please email us for module prices and shipping charges.

Other models are available in the 198 watt and 225 watt ranges.    We
recommend the 175 watt model since it is both economical and high quality
plus it is easy to handle.   Panels larger than 175 watts are a bit too large
for convenient installation.   However they are available upon request.

Panels are warehoused in British Columbia (Victoria and Vancouver) and
Ontario (Barrie).  If you live in these cities you can pick them up yourself.
 
At this time for home and industry use we are recommending monocrystalline
and polycrystalline silicon solar modules.   These panels are guaranteed by
Sharp for 20 years and are know in tests to operate for 40 years.  

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This new photovoltaic technology is in production in 2009 and is expected to
bring the price of photovoltaic systems to about 1/2 of the price of silicon
based systems.  These panels are ideally suited for megawatt installations but
they are experimental  at this stage.    Their lifespan is unknown.   However
we can bring these in for lab and scientific applications on request.