GenZ Energy - Battery Reviews

About GenZ Energy

Gen Z Energy is an Australian company that provides rack mounted 3kWh battery modules for industrial and home energy storage applications.  They normally don't capitalize the first letter of their name and write it as gen Z Energy.

Australian Office Contact Details

Head Office: 1/21 Oxleigh Drive, Malaga WA, 6090
Phone: 1300 979 760
Email: [email protected]

QLD Office: 78 Pritchard Rd, Virginia QLD 4014
SA Office: 962 South Rd, Edwardstown, 5039
VIC Office: 5/66-74 Micro Circuit, Dandenong South, VIC, 3175

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Company Info

Founded in 2015, Gen Z started out supplying battery systems for the mining industry and other industrial off-grid applications. It then moved into energy storage solutions for residential and commercial purposes; both on- and off-grid. Gen Z says tens of thousands of its batteries are in use around Australia.

The company is based in Western Australia, with its main facility in Malaga - approximately 11 kilometres north of Perth's CBD.

Gen Z Batteries

Gen Z Energy offers a 3 kWh rack-mounted battery (GC48V-060LFP-2RU Series III) with a usable storage capacity of 2.7kWh per module and a maximum power output of 3kW. Designed and engineered in Australia (but manufactured in China), this 48V battery uses  Lithium Ferro Phosphate (LFP/LiFePO4) chemistry, which is safer and more durable than other common chemistry types.

Speaking of safety and durability, each gen Z battery module has a built-in Battery Management System (BMS), which also helps to ensure longevity. If there's an issue, the BMS will kick in, automatically resetting once the condition clears.

As for inverter compatibility, gen Z batteries will work with any model with the right charging parameters to suit the self managed lithium module. They have wide operating temperature limit ranges and can charge from 0° to 55°C and discharge from -20° to 60°C.

While under 3 kWh of usable storage capacity isn't much, but this is a modular system expandable to a whopping 1MWh. If you need that sort of storage for your home, the police would probably take an interest in what you're doing. 

Some further details of the gen Z battery can be found on this comparison table that compares solar batteries currently available in Australia. We're confident enough in gen Z that the company is also currently listed on the SQ approved battery brands chart. 

Warranty Info

Gen Z modules are warranted for a period of up to ten years or up to 10,000 cycles on a pro-rated basis (whichever comes first). Gen Z says the warranty does not cover installation, removal, shipping or re-installation. 

If you experience an issue with your gen Z battery, the first person to contact is your installer. But if that doesn't work out, try contacting the company's head office; the details of which are noted above.

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