Queensland entrepreneurs use old laptop batteries to help combat global energy crisis among poverty-stricken families – ABC News

A Queensland social enterprise is turning electronic trash into a global treasure, repurposing old laptop batteries to create a solar-powered solution for poverty-stricken families across the world.
Key points:

• Recycling lithium-ion batteries will help reduce the amount that go into landfill in Australia
• 100 PowerWells were shipped to Indonesia this week, and another 157 will go next month
• One PowerWell provides access to one household of about eight to 10 people on average

It all began three-and-a-half…

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