#solarpunk AF
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#solarpunk AF
"solar-powered electricity stations, battery swapping plans, repurposing or recycling batteries as they wear down, and mini-grids (small, localised power generation systems that operate off-grid). The aim is to power large e-bike fleets without interrupting its national electricity distribution."
The grid is weak. The bikes are electric. Rwanda is betting it'll work anyway
There are 100,000 motorbikes in Rwanda. The country wants to turn them all electric, and startups say their plans can make it work. Can green tech steer Africa towards the future?
(www.bbc.com)
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#solarpunk AF
"solar-powered electricity stations, battery swapping plans, repurposing or recycling batteries as they wear down, and mini-grids (small, localised power generation systems that operate off-grid). The aim is to power large e-bike fleets without interrupting its national electricity distribution."
The grid is weak. The bikes are electric. Rwanda is betting it'll work anyway
There are 100,000 motorbikes in Rwanda. The country wants to turn them all electric, and startups say their plans can make it work. Can green tech steer Africa towards the future?
(www.bbc.com)
YES!! "when they're over five years old and they've degraded down to the point where they're only 80% of their original capacity," Whale says. "What we can do is repurpose those batteries and repack them into larger units that can provide energy storage for off-grid solar systems like mini-grids."
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