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South Africa's own energy storage solution - FreedomCOR

5/16/2015

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South Africa is once more on the forefront of global innovation in the energy storage industry.

Freedom Won, a proud member of the Southern African Alternative Energy Association (SAAEA), has Africa’s unique power challenges covered with their leading range of superior Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) wall mounted energy storage solutions. Freedom Won’s solutions are fast becoming the preferred choice as the huge advantages of using this technology become more widely known as a game changing product that is set to revolutionise the economics and convenience of owning battery energy storage for home and business.

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The company has packaged its Lithium Iron Phosphate cells, the same type used for the last five years in their electric vehicles, into a neat and convenient energy storage module called FreedomCOR.

Co-founder of Freedom Won, Antony English, exFreedomCORplains why this product is the next generation of storage for backup power, photo voltaic hybrid and off grid renewable energy systems. “The FreedomCOR range of energy storage modules contains a world leading Lithium Iron Phosphate battery that is capable of more than 5000 charge-discharge cycles of useful life, which will easily serve for over 13 years of daily cycling before the cells would need to be replaced. This ensures a much lower total life cycle cost than any other battery products on the market.” 

Operating the FreedomCOR with more life optimised settings can extend the service time even further. A typical cost per kilowatt hour (kWh) delivered over the life of the FreedomCOR is R1,60/kWh. This rate, when combined with rooftop PV can result in an average cost of less than R1,00/kWh spread out over a 20 year period.

FreedomCOR comes in a number of sizes to suit every application, starting with the FreedomCOR Home range for 5kWh up to 30kWh total capacity, with increments of 5kWh between models. The FreedomCOR Business range includes 40, 60 and 80kWh units. The FreedomCOR Industry range is available in much larger capacities to suit heavy demand applications.

Fellow co-founder Lizette Kriel explains, “The FreedomCOR Home is designed with a very slim profile to be fitted to a wall, which ensures there is no impact on usable space in the home. They have been so designed that they can be mounted on any suitable wall in the house, even outside – so long as it is in the shade.” The FreedomCOR Business is a compact floor mounted design.

The most popular model to date is the 10kWh unit because it offers sufficient energy to run the important loads in an average house for four to five hours through a typical bout of load shedding. This model sells for R57 170 excl VAT. For homeowners looking for more independence but still using the grid (when it is available) the 15, 20 and 25kWh units are better options. For the ultimate independence from the grid Freedom Won recommends the 30kWh model or even one of the FreedomCOR Business models, which have been designed to immunise office blocks and business operations from the troubling effects of load shedding. 

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FreedomCOR can be connected to grid tie inverter charger combination units that support Lithium technology, such as those from Victron and the Radian series from Outback. FreedomCOR can also be integrated with a solar charge controller to receive power from a PV array.

Being modular, any number of units can be installed in parallel. This is especially beneficial for owners that decide in the future to add more storage capacity to gain more independence. 

The warranty offered is 10 years based on the operating regime being limited to a discharge maximum of 70%.

Freedom Won is taking orders for FreedomCOR with first deliveries planned in July 2015. To obtain further information and place your order for this game changing energy storage product contact Freedom Won at antony@freedomwon.co.za   082 256 7430

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9 Comments
Gary abrahamson link
5/20/2015 01:13:55 am

Please send me pricing, specs availability etc. we are busy with large off grid pv designs in africa

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Antony English (Freedom Won) link
5/21/2015 12:52:06 pm

Hi Gary, please contact me via the Freedom Won website to discuss energy storage for your off grid projects. We provide customised LiFePO4 battery solutions for all applications.

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Wikus
5/20/2015 01:25:02 am

It seems as if these prices are a bit more than Tesla's PowerWall units. But the real clincher is will FreedomCOR give you warranty for 10 years on their systems as Tesla is willing to do? (And lastly I am sure these systems, or most of the components, are imported from China, not really a SA storage solution.)

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Gary abrahamson
5/20/2015 01:42:29 am

Does anyone know if there are duties to import the tesla batteries. I'm sure with this and freight costs pricing will be similar

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Martin link
5/20/2015 02:32:03 am

Automotive lead-acid batteries import duty = 15% Ad valorum
Not clear on re-chargeable battery - seems only import VAT 14% applicable.

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Christiane link
5/26/2015 01:22:13 pm

add an Off-Grid Controller - the monitoring and control system for off-grid applications and you have an amazing system on the go.

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Paul Kotze
6/15/2015 05:38:43 am

ek soek n battery sisteem vir my woonhuis wat 5 kw output het met `n inverter kan jul dalk help.bly in Lutzville Weskaap

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Arthur Mc Dermott link
9/21/2015 11:21:19 am

Please send me youir contact details,specs & price list on a system for a guesthouse..

Regards

Arthur Mc Dermott

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Clive
10/4/2018 07:38:34 am

Good Day
My client is waiting on the Tesla Power wall 2 to arrive in South Africa.
Will your system give us similar/same (13.5 kw/h output, warranty and lifespan.

Regards

Clive

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