Eguana Technologies - Battery Reviews

About Eguana Technologies

Eguana Technologies, sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Iguana" or "Goanna", has been in the power electronics game for a couple of decades.

Australian Office Contact Details (For Now)

Address: 178 Cormack Road Wingfield, SA, 5013
Phone: 08 84456169
Website

Company Info

Established in 1998 and headquartered in Canada, the company has manufacturing facilities in Europe and North America, and also has (had?) a facility in South Australia for assembling some of its solar battery products. 

The company certainly had a keen interest in Australia. In March 2023, Eguana announced it had acquired SolarLab - an Adelaide company that provides solar and battery installation services nationally.

But in November 2024, the company confirmed its Australian subsidiary will be fully closed and liquidated. Ongoing customer support will be migrated to the Canadian technical team.

Eguana Home Batteries

Eguana Technologies used to have three battery storage product lines - Enduro, Evolve and Elevate. But as at December 2024, only the Enduro and Evolve are on the company's website.

Eguana Enduro

The Enduro has a measly 4.5kWh capacity and 3kW output. It uses Pylontech lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. The Enduro measures 539 x 1236 x 231 mm and weighs 96kg, and has an ambient temperature range of -10C to 45C, which could be problematic in some of the hotter parts of Australia. It's not really worth writing much more about this battery given its low capacity and output; plus the fact it isn't listed on the CEC's approved products list and the company is scooting from Australia.

Eguana Evolve

The Evolve has been available in two variants:

• Evolve LFP AU: 14 kWh storage capacity (base model), expandable to 42 kWh. Incorporates Pylontech lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4 / LFP)  modules.
• Evolve ESS AU: 13 kWh storage capacity (base model), expandable to 39 kWh. Uses LG Chem Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) battery modules.

While a tried and tested chemistry, NMC has has a shorter cycle life and degrades faster than Lithium Iron Phosphate. Note that some batches of LG's EM048126P3S7 modules have been subject to a recall.

The power output of both variants is 5 kW steady. Both also offer automated backup power with solar charge and black start capability. But again, the ambient temperature range is -10ºC to 45ºC - with the upper end of that scale not high enough to cope with conditions in some parts of Australia.

Warranty Information

Eguana solar batteries are backed by a 10-year product warranty. As for the performance warranty, the company warrants a minimum of 60% of the nominal energy will be maintained during the warranty period for the LFP version. For the ESS, it's the same, with the added condition of 19.2MWh of aggregated energy throughput (whichever comes first); assumed to be for each 6.524 kWh module.

As at late 2024 it's not clear what the warranty arrangements will be when Eguana exits Australia..

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