UK-funded 'homes as power stations' project to bring solar-storage to Indian villages

Michael Holder
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Consortium led by Swansea University awarded £7m government funding to trial solar-storage technology in India

A Swansea University-led consortium has been awarded £7m in UK government funding to demonstrate solar homes capable of generating and storing their own electricity in several remote Indian villages...

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