Japanese Battery Maker Ventures into Off-Grid Solar Lighting Products
…phone charging cables to enable users to power their mobile devices. The AKARi provides two LED lights that, when used at high power, can provide very bright…
Outdoor Cable Policy
…longer period of time (10-20 years). Outdoor cables are defined as any cables intended to be used outdoors, such as the cable to the PV module or cables connecting components…
2015 designated the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies
…Outlook 2014, IEA describes Africa as the epi-centre of an energy poverty crisis because about two-thirds of the population – some 600 million people – live without electricity. The IFC/World…
Webinar | Key Lessons from Designing Public Funding Mechanisms in the Off-Grid Solar Sector
A webinar to discuss the findings of Lighting Global’s new report, Designing Public Funding Mechanisms in the Off-Gris Solar Sector was held on March 29, 2022. The report provides guidance…
By Plugging in Africa, Mobisol Connects a Continent to Change
Mobisol systems meet the energy needs of entire households, powering lighting, electronics, and appliances such as refrigerators. © Mobisol Jacinta Auma used to stock kerosene lamps, flashlights, and candles to…
IDCOL Bangladesh: Quality Assurance for Off-Grid Solar Home Systems
…from existing quality assurance efforts. One quality assurance framework that we examined carefully was the one used by the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) in the Bangladesh solar home system…
Solar Irrigation System End-User Subsidy Reference Guidelines
This publication aims to arm policymakers and other stakeholders with a framework to help them consider the design of an appropriate end-user subsidy for solar irrigation. IFC and Dalberg used…
Stakeholder Introduction to Standards and Targets Update
…the off-grid lighting market. Part of the framework was a set of Quality Standards and Performance Targets that are used both by Lighting Global and the regional programs to screen…
Human Health: LED Lighting, Insects, and Wavelength
…from insects carrying diseases. A review of the current understanding is given, along with possible ways to reduce attraction, in the context of LEDs used in off-grid lighting products. …
New Eco Design Note on “Restriction of Hazardous Substances
…chemicals that may be used in some pico-powered lighting products. It explains how the RoHS system works and how it could be applied to these types of products. The Eco…