Why not make something we need for a solar future - Batteries! Specifically 18650s
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:28 pm
I propose the manufacture of 18650 cell type batteries for Adelaide at the Holden site. (or anywhere here really)
One of the most common type used for home energy storage and also used for cars, the 18650 cell is darn difficult thing to get shipped into Australia, costly too, with the amount of paperwork to get a pallet imported. Safety regulations, liability insurance, packaging, method of transport, who will transport are nightmares due to the explosive (perceived) nature of the cell. That $100 million big battery bank is going to need replacing and it uses those cells. The tax on importing them too is pretty huge too. So why not make them here? We have the technical expertise and we pretty much between the east and west coast of Australia for equidistant distribution when resources are taken into account plus delivery systems.
They are relatively simple to make. A saw the flattening of the materials being put together before rolling them up for each cell being made on a cobbled together ornate cast iron machine that looked like it was from the early 1900s.
One of the most common type used for home energy storage and also used for cars, the 18650 cell is darn difficult thing to get shipped into Australia, costly too, with the amount of paperwork to get a pallet imported. Safety regulations, liability insurance, packaging, method of transport, who will transport are nightmares due to the explosive (perceived) nature of the cell. That $100 million big battery bank is going to need replacing and it uses those cells. The tax on importing them too is pretty huge too. So why not make them here? We have the technical expertise and we pretty much between the east and west coast of Australia for equidistant distribution when resources are taken into account plus delivery systems.
They are relatively simple to make. A saw the flattening of the materials being put together before rolling them up for each cell being made on a cobbled together ornate cast iron machine that looked like it was from the early 1900s.