BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…relatively low-cost solution that can address major market barriers such as the lack of local currency financing for on-lending to end-users, and the lack of working capital to buy stock….
Apply for Lighting Global Testing of Your Solar Home System Kit
…kit must be “plug-and-play,” have a peak power of 100 W or less, and a DC voltage of 24 V or less. Further, products must be from a full-production run…
Call for Comments on Integration of Test Methods and Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits
…Standards which are all linked above. 2. Provide your feedback in the online form. All comments must be submitted through this online form no later than Friday, June 17. We…
New Products Incorporate Additional Features
Three lighting companies have recently released products that meet the off-grid lighting Minimum Quality Standards. These new products come with new features including remote controls, extended warranties and brighter settings…
LuminaNET: Join the new global off-grid knowledge sharing network
…other’s expertise to solve problems related to their work in clean energy. LuminaNET has already attracted more than 150 members from 28 countries. Members include field technicians, manufacturers and distributors…
An Emerging Market for Off-Grid Solarās Newest Frontier: PULSE
…substantially by increasing efficiency up to five-fold or more. Create employment opportunities: Agriculture sustains the livelihoods of more than 50% of the African population. Greater productivity and output can boost…
An Emerging Market for Off-Grid Solarās Newest Frontier: PULSE
…of machines could increase yields substantially by increasing efficiency up to five-fold or more. Create employment opportunities: Agriculture sustains the livelihoods of more than 50% of the African population. Greater…
New Report: āThe Market Opportunity for Productive Use Leveraging Solar Energy (PULSE) in Sub-Saharan Africa.ā
…machines could increase yields substantially by increasing efficiency up to five-fold or more. Create employment opportunities: Agriculture sustains the livelihoods of more than 50% of the African population. Greater productivity…
New Study Finds Kerosene Subsidies an Obstacle to Energy Efficiency and Development
…on the difference between local retail prices and true market prices, and is nearly $35 billion per year when externality costs from climate change damage and local air pollution are…
Access to Finance
…and build a sustainable business. A lack of finance results in bottlenecks all along the supply chain, impeding businesses, thereby reducing availability and driving up prices for consumers – who…