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In Varanasi in India, many businesses have their own batteries as power cuts happen often enough that it's a necessity. I am using just a single city as an exam
by tomglynch 7y ago
In Varanasi in India, many businesses have their own batteries as power cuts happen often enough that it's a necessity. I am using just a single city as an example, but potentially India already has much more battery installations than you expect (and than other countries with more reliable power sources).
- 2sk21 7y agoAnd many homes have battery backup systems as well. However, they all use lead-acid batteries. There is a real opportunity for better battery technologies to be deployed in India.
- ljf 7y agoMy understanding (as limited as it is!) is that if space and weight are not an issue, then lead batteries provide a great deal of benefits today, especially when you can add to your system with 'dead' car batteries and the like. It is only where space and weight are an issue that you need to move to newer tech. I am fully prepared to be incorrect here though!