In order to keep the electronics out of landfills, the researchers propose that the batteries be reused where electricity is scarce — in rural communities
where kerosene lamps are relied on for lighting.
Not exact matches
The company works with local entrepreneurs to sell its
lamps to households
where electricity is scarce or unavailable, at prices that are affordable to families currently using costly and toxic
kerosene for their lighting.
In a world
where two billion people still squint by the light of a
kerosene lamp (at best) at night, any kind of electrical illumination is a gift beyond measure.
Anyway, taking Africa as an example, off - grid electricity (thanks to PV) is making significant in - roads mostly without government «assistance» particularly in East Africa
where, in the first instance it is displacing
kerosene lamps.