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Liquidstar: Bringing decentralized renewable energy to off-grid communities

  • China
  • 7 min read
  • Jan 28, 2021
  • By Putu Agung Wija Putera

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Using a blockchain-based platform, Liquidstar wants to use smart, modular batteries to power remote, off-grid communities as well as homes, offices and EVs in cities

Hong Kong-based Liquidstar has joined global efforts to bring affordable renewable energy to off-grid communities using batteries that are recharged and distributed at local hubs built from repurposed containers that are equipped with solar panels or small wind turbines. Called a Waypoint, each hub can power up to 120 off-grid households in developing countries.  
Customers can rent Liquidstar’s batteries for a variety of uses – for lighting, to power household appliances, to charge phones or to even run farm equipment. A blockchain-based system stores customers data and manages the sm...

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