Staff at the new Fosera assembly plant in Mozambique © Benjamin Seckinger/Fosera German producer of affordable, high-tech modular solar home lighting systems – Fosera GmbH has started a commercial assembly…
Brothers do their homework using the Little Sun lamp, hanging from the chair © Edwin Sithole/Alight Zimbabwe Trust The developers of the Little Sun lamp have partnered with Plan International…
Two products passed the rigorous Lighting Global quality testing over the past two months. The first is a new more task light, the SunKing Solo, which has a feature guiding…
Better lights for better lives: here, a group of people eating under the light of a solar lamp, Senegal. © Bruno Déméocq/Lighting Africa/2012. The Stiftung Solarenergie – Solar Energy Foundation…
Lighting Global has just released Issue 3 in the Eco Design Notes series: “Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Pico-powered Lighting Products“. The article focuses on health issues related to…
Pharos Great White Light © Pharos A new solar lantern has just passed Lighting Global Minimum Quality Standards and met its recommended performance targets. Pharos’ Great White Light, distributed by…
SolarAid was selected to receive a £500,000 Global Impact Award from Google’s Global Impact Challenge. The Global Impact Award, decided by a panel of judges including Sir Tim Berners-Lee and…
The Niwa Multi 300 © Niwa – Next Energy Products Ltd. The Niwa Multi 300 (Standard) is the latest solar lamp to have passed Lighting Global’s rigorous quality tests. The…
© Andres Bifani/Lighting Africa 2012. Lighting Africa organized a stakeholder’s meeting in May 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya to explore the role of women in the modern solar lighting market. The…
The on-going consultation on the revision of the quality standards and performance targets for off-grid lighting products has been extended to 23 August. The consultation seeks to re-assess, update and…
