Fostering African Economic Activity and Increased Standard of Living

Fostering African Economic Activity and Increased Standard of Living

Solar microgrid installations in Nigeria and Tanzania are providing reliable electricity to remote communities with no access to the grid. Doing so is boosting local businesses by extending their operating hours.

Additional lighting is also improving living conditions, with better security, social connections and medical care.

Venkat Srinivasan from the Argonne Collaborative Center

The lead acid battery ... is legendary. We can recycle 95+ percent of [these] batteries all across the world. It's a very safe chemistry, ... [and] we understand how to use it very, very well.

Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science