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Can I just say thanks to both /u/lt0202 and /u/LiveWithEarth for the constructive and seemingly polite exchange of ideas?

No one got offended. Things were clarified.

10/10, nice civil discussion. Not enough of these in 2017!

While I doubt Victron would be willing to donate equipment to you, definitely give them a call when you're designing the PV system. Their CEO (https://github.com/mpvader) is incredibly down to earth and super interesting to talk to.

Would the team accept hardware donations?

Most AC inverters designed for grid-tied (e.g. PV->Grid; SMA Sunny Island) or off-grid are pretty efficient. Victron's MultiPlus line has >92% maximum efficiency. Though admittedly I don't know the minimum efficiency and it's not published.

I thought it was discovered that Halon was not particularly effective against lithium battery fires?

https://batterybro.com/blogs/18650-wholesale-battery-reviews/19673027-plane-safety-systems-are-confirmed-to-not-stop-lithium-ion-battery-fires

https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/systems/May13Meeting/Hill-0513-ExtinguishmentofLithiumBatteriesrev2.pdf