Living Off the Grid

Living Off the Grid

Using wind, water and solar power, Eigg – an island off the coast of Scotland – has become one of the world’s first island communities to implement a completely renewable power grid supported by lead batteries.

Carole Mars The Sustainability Consortium Director

The high recycling rate of U.S. lead batteries means a large percent of U.S. lead battery manufacturing supply chain inputs are sourced from domestic recyclers.

Dr. Carole Mars, Director of Technical Development and Innovation, The Sustainability Consortium