Testing Similar Products Policy
Manufacturers often offer product models that are essentially variations of an existing product. In such cases, the Lighting Global Quality Assurance Program offers manufacturers the option of using full test…
Lighting Global to Submit Quality Standards to IEC this Month
Lighting Global is preparing to submit quality standards for pico-solar products and for plug-and-play solar home system kits to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) by May 1, 2018. This will…
World’s Largest Solar Home System Program Adopts Lighting Global Quality Standards
…spoilage from poor quality products in its early stages,” says Dr Arne Jacobson, who head the Quality Assurance work of Lighting Global. Lighting Global is currently at an advanced stage…
Stakeholder Introduction to Standards and Targets Update
The Lighting Global Quality Assurance (QA) Framework supports the Lighting Africa and Lighting Asia programs with a range of services that measure, benchmark, and communicate product quality and performance for…
Updating the Minimum Quality Standards and Recommended Performance Targets Webinar Slides: 10 July 2013
…Global Quality Assurance framework as proposed in July 2013. Final decisions were presented in a webinar in November 2013 and most changes from this process became effective January 1, 2014….
Lighting Global Impact Data June 2018
…Lighting Global quality verified solar lighting products >32.98 million Lighting Global quality verified solar lighting products have been sold since 2009 >3.3 million Tons of GHGs avoided annually 78 Low-…
Stakeholder Webinar Notes: 5 November 2013
Notes from the Lighting Global Quality Assurance webinar hosted on November 12th, 2013. The QA team described outcomes of the most recent stakeholder process including updates to the Minimum Quality…
Stakeholder Webinar Slides: 5 November 2013
Slides from the Lighting Global Quality Assurance webinar hosted on November 12th, 2013. The QA team described outcomes of the most recent stakeholder process including updates to the Minimum Quality…
Webinar Chat Log with questions on upcoming changes to QA Framework: 15 November 2016
We are now working to integrate the test methods for pico-products and SHS kits into a single quality assurance framework that covers products with PV power up to 350 W….
USB Charging Performance of Off-grid Products
In 2018, as part of ongoing efforts to bolster the off-grid solar market, Lighting Global Quality Assurance investigated the USB charging performance of off-grid solar products. Laboratory tests were conducted…