…uses leveraging solar energy (PULSE). These can provide livelihoods for off-grid households and micro-enterprises across the agricultural, industrial, commercial, and public sectors. A market for these new applications is emerging,…
…also noted that solar lanterns uptake is driven by affordability and availability, whereas solar home kits uptake is driven by the functional usage – multiple uses for the product, such…
…night to cleanly and safely light a home means that the message is really getting out there.” SunnyMoney uses an innovative business model to sell solar lights in off-grid areas…
…two-lamp home lighting system that can charge mobile phones—met the quality standards. It is manufactured by British company Azuri Technologies, which uses a pay-as-you-go financing model to help decrease the…
…The document is centered around a design framework that has been developed based on learnings from end-user subsidy (EUS) programs to date and uses examples and case studies where relevant….
…than a billion people marking it last year. In those same 20 years, however, annual global emissions have continued to rise, from 25.11b tons in 2020 to 36.4b tons in…
…business, and other productive uses. A group of studying children switch from kerosene to solar – for a brighter, safer light. ©Lighting Africa Lighting Global is the World Bank’s initiative…
…inexpensive, perform well, and meet the needs of potential end users. At present, relatively few products meet all three of these goals (e.g., see Mills and Jacobson, 2008). In this…
…same services that are used by grid connected neighbors. And as the technology continues to leap forward – even as prices fall – we are now expanding our focus to…
…training, run by Lighting Africa/Kenya in collaboration with local civil society organization Practical Action, aims to engage women in the solar value chain as entrepreneurs and consumers. Shining a Light…
