Afghanistan
…a sustainable market for high-quality off-grid lighting solutions in the long term, Lighting Afghanistan is working on multiple fronts: Quality Assurance We arrange for product testing and quality verification for…
Lighting Global Quality Standards Published in Chinese
…Global’s Quality Assurance work, we look forward to working with Chinese stakeholders to ensure the quality of off-grid solar products and further the availability of high-quality products to global consumers….
QA | 2019 Year in Review
Pictured (left to right): Ari Reeves (CLASP) and Arne Jacobson (Schatz Energy Research Center) of the QA program Happy New Year! Over the past twelve months, the quality assurance team…
Product Repair Part II: Manufacturer Best Practices
This new Eco Design Note continues a discussion about product repair, focusing on steps that manufacturers can take to enable and encourage the repair of their products. The Note identifies…
Apply to Test your Solar Home System Kit
…test up to five products. We plan to organize another round of testing in eight to ten months time, and hope to have a full quality assurance framework in place…
Kenya: Consumers want more from off-grid lighting products
…their higher prices are still a concern,†says a May 2012 Lighting Africa consumer report. The latest survey found that most consumers see hire purchase as the best option for…
Opportunites (CN)
…across the supply chain. The program toolkit includes: Quality Assurance: In order to protect consumers from poor-quality products and prevent the eroding of consumer confidence in off-grid products in the…
Changes to Lighting Global testing: Transition to IEC 62257-9-5:2018 (ed.4)
…also describes changes to the quality standards for pico-PV products which were implemented on December 1, 2018. For a detailed list of changes to the Lighting Global Quality Standards, please…
IEC Adopts Quality Standards for Standalone Solar Energy Kits: Implications for Governments and Other Institutions
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will soon publish quality standards for pico-solar products and solar home system kits. This Technical Note summarizes the transition from the Lighting Global Quality Standards…
Summary of Requirements in IEC TS 62257-9-8:2020
This document provides a summary of the requirements and additional test methods in International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Specification (TS) 62257-9-8: Integrated systems – Requirements for stand-alone renewable energy products…