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SolarWorks! releases new Solar Kit Lithium

SolarWorks! releases new Solar Kit Lithium

14 November 2014

SolarWorks! newest product, the Solar Kit Lithium,was recently tested, and met the Lighting Global Quality Standards.This portable solar light offers three brightness levels and a USB cable with connectors for charging ...Read More

SolarWorks! releases new Solar Kit Lithium

SolarWorks! releases new Solar Kit Lithium

14 November 2014

SolarWorks! newest product, the Solar Kit Lithium,was recently tested, and met the Lighting Global Quality Standards.This portable solar light offers three brightness levels and a USB cable with connectors for charging ...Read More

Lighting Africa Extends its Footprint across the Continent

Lighting Africa Extends its Footprint across the Continent

13 November 2014

After a successful pilot phase that enabled more than 28.5 million people across Africa to switch from polluting energy sources such as kerosene to clean, sustainable solar lighting, the joint ...Read More

A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Solar Lights Quality-Verified

A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Solar Lights Quality-Verified

05 November 2014

Lighting Global has developed a step-by-step guide to the process and options for quality verification of modern solar lighting products in accordance with the IEC Technical Specification 62257-9-5. The step-by-step ...Read More

Understanding the Lighting Global Quality Standards and how they relate to the IEC.
Solar Lighting Products Improve Energy Access for 28.5 Million People in Africa

Solar Lighting Products Improve Energy Access for 28.5 Million People in Africa

08 October 2014

More than 28.5 million people across Africa now have access to modern lighting as a result of switching from kerosene lanterns to solar lighting products, according to results from the ...Read More

Niwa partners with Sun Transfer to Assemble Solar Products in Ethiopia

Niwa partners with Sun Transfer to Assemble Solar Products in Ethiopia

30 September 2014

  Niwa and SunTransfer have partnered to set up a company that will assemble solar products in Ethiopia. The new venture – STM Solar Technologies Manufacturing S.C. will among other ...Read More

IFC-World Bank Study Establishes Significant Climate Benefit of Solar Lighting Products

IFC-World Bank Study Establishes Significant Climate Benefit of Solar Lighting Products

24 September 2014

A new research study published by the IFC-World Bank Lighting Global program finds that replacing all kerosene lamps in use with solar lights would reduce the equivalent of 5 percent ...Read More

fosera Expands Operations in Africa with Third Assembly Line in Kenya

fosera Expands Operations in Africa with Third Assembly Line in Kenya

12 September 2014

German manufacturer of solar lighting products, fosera, has opened a product assembly line in Kenya in partnership with a local manufacturer of solar panels, Ubbink East Africa. This is fosera’s ...Read More

Changes to Battery Durability Test Thresholds in Quality Standards

Changes to Battery Durability Test Thresholds in Quality Standards

06 September 2014

The Battery Durability Storage Test is critical for ensuring the use of high quality batteries. However, on review of the standards used in development of the test method and an ...Read More

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