SolarAid Partners with University of Edinburgh on Managing Waste from Solar Lights
SolarAid and the University of Edinburgh announced a three year research partnership to look at waste, recycling and repair of solar lights in Africa, funded by the UK’s Economic and ...Read More
New Market Intelligence on After-Sales Service and Product Warranty
Lighting Africa has published two additional Market Intelligence articles to provide information and guidance regarding after sales service and maintenance, and warranty practices for off-grid lights in Kenya and Tanzania. ...Read More
Orb Energy Releases New Multi-Room Plug-and-Play System
Orb Energy has released a new product, the Solectric 30, which doubles the power and lamps of its first product, the Solectric 15. The Solectric 30 comes with four hanging/ceiling lamps that ...Read More
Orb Energy Releases New Multi-Room Plug-and-Play System
Orb Energy has released a new product, the Solectric 30, which doubles the power and lamps of its first product, the Solectric 15. The Solectric 30 comes with four hanging/ceiling lamps that ...Read More
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
d.light design has introduced a new plug-and-play solar home lighting system which offers two lamps and a portable lantern. The product can charge mobile phones. The D20, which has met ...Read More
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
d.light design has introduced a new plug-and-play solar home lighting system which offers two lamps and a portable lantern. The product can charge mobile phones. The D20, which has met ...Read More
Ingress Protection (IP) test methods for solar PV modules released
The Lighting Global team has released the test methods to extend the ingress protection (IP) requirement to PV module junction boxes. As promised, manufacturers will have a 3-month grace period ...Read More
New policy released for using test laboratories outside the Lighting Global network
Lighting Global recently published the Lighting Global Product Testing Policy (version 1.0): Implications of Publication of IEC TS 62257-9-5, Edition 2.0 on Product Testing. This policy explains how manufacturers can ...Read More
Google Funds Research on Impact of Solar Lighting on Poverty Alleviation
Google is funding a two-year study on the impact of solar lights on poverty alleviation. Google has put up $650,000 for a Randomised Control Trial study (RCT), the first large-scale ...Read More
Marathoner Releases New Products With Extras
Marathoner CLP Ltd has released two new products and updated their award-winning Beacon MB2-380 by adding a device with a powerful LED that can serve both as a torch or flash light and ...Read More