"Battery storage is now cheap enough in India that solar power can meet 90% of the country’s power demand at lower lifetime costs than current average purchase rates in most states, a new study has found, a finding that could potentially point to a future buffer against global energy shocks"

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https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/solar-energy-cheap-battery-storage-can-meet-90-of-india-s-power-demand-at-affordable-costs-ember-report-101775504852427.html

Solar energy, cheap battery storage can meet 90% of India’s power demand at affordable costs: Ember report

Battery storage is now cheap enough in India that solar power can meet 90% of the country’s power demand at lower lifetime costs than current average purchase rates in most states, a new study has found, a finding that could potentially point to a future buffer against global energy shocks.| India News

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@junesim63

A bugger to dispose of those large batteries though at EOL.

@linuxgnome Absolutely not, plenty of places around the globe that have the equipment to recycle them, just the demand isn't there at the moment to make it "economically viable", plenty of #ev batteries currently being repurposed to use for home storage when they're considered EOL for personal transport.

Given the lifespan of an LFP battery is around 20 years we have plenty of time to get the infrastructure to handle them when they do become EOL

https://battery-news.de/en/2025/03/28/battery-recycling-in-europe-as-of-march-2025/

@junesim63

Battery Recycling in Europe - Battery-News

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@FlanFlinger @junesim63

Not according to a review of EVs in the i newspaper today - dumping in landfill.