Solar behavior change campaign underway
…to change to solar-powered energy, the result will be a seismic shift towards achieving a safer and healthier planet. In a humorous animated campaign we will clearly highlight the negative…
African Lighting Market Records Explosive Growth, IFC/World Bank Study
…strategy for governments to provide rural communities with clean energy while working on expanding national electricity grids. Despite this impressive growth, however, modern lanterns are only being used by 2-…
New Quality Standards Become Effective on January 1, 2014
…The major change to the framework is the removal of the public-facing Recommended Performance Targets. This is in recognition that the market has matured to a point where the public…
微型太阳能产品质量标准 (Pico-PV Quality Standards)
点亮全球项目使用产品质量标准来保护消费者权益。产品质量标准针对离网照明产品设定了产品质量、耐用性和广告真实性的基准要求。该质量标准适用于最大功率10W的产品。[注：功率大于10W但不超过350W的产品应根据太阳能家用系统质量标准来评估。如果功率介于11-15W的产品因其他项目规定，而需要依照微型太阳能产品质量标准进行测试，每项测试将多使用两个样本进行评估，并且产品需要同时符合太阳能系统以及微型太阳能产品质量标准。] 产品是否符合质量标准是根据实验室检测结果来判定的。实验室采用点亮全球产品质量测试方法(QTM)对产品进行测试。该测试方法来自于国际电工委员会IEC最新版本的技术标准（Technical Specification）62257-9-5。符合质量标准的产品将得到标准产品规格表(Specifications Sheet)和证书(Verification Letter)，并会被发布在点亮全球的网站上: www.lightingglobal.org/products. 最新版本的质量标准可以从下面的链接下载。质量标准已经翻译成中文，但如果中文版本和英文版本有理解或释义上的出入，以英文版本为准。…
Call for comments on IEC Technical Specification 62257-9-5 ed2.0
The Lighting Global quality assurance team will propose changes to the test methods described in IEC/TS 62257-9-5 ed2.0 during the upcoming IEC revision process. Our recommended changes are described in…
Oct 26 2015, 4th International Off-Grid Lighting Conference & Exhibition
…is the World Bank Group’s platform supporting the sustainable growth of the international off-grid lighting market, and GOGLA, the global industry’s representative trade association. Find out more at www.conference 2015.gogla.org….
Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts
…website set up by the SAFE coalition: http://www.safefuelandenergy.org/nepal/. It contains comprehensive information on the efforts of humanitarian and disaster relief organizations in Nepal that are responding to the energy needs…
Solar Home System Kit Quality Standards
…website: www.lightingglobal.org/products. View this Change Log to see what changed when in each set of quality standards. Current and previous versions of the Quality Standards may be downloaded below. A…
VIDEO: Sunshine Lights Up Papua New Guinea’s Future
…products in rural Papua New Guinea. With 300 days of sunshine in many parts of the country, there is great potential to harness solar power for businesses and households. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAFXsYPLPQk&feature=youtu.be…
Pico-PV Quality Standards
…and posted on the Lighting Global website: www.lightingglobal.org/products. Current and previous versions of the Quality Standards may be downloaded below. View this Change Log to see what changed when in…