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Lead acid ‘toxic legacy in Africa’ disputed by Kenyan industry veteran
June 26, 2018
A veteran of Kenya’s renewable energy industry has argued strongly in favour of lead acid batteries over lithium-ion, in response to a recent Energy-Storage.news article on off-grid solar PV in Africa.
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