…it – significantly impacts an individual’s ability to live above the poverty line. Basic needs such as food, housing, shelter, education, and finance are all adversely impacted by energy poverty…
The United Nations has declared 2014 – 2024 the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All in order to focus attention and action on energy as a driver for development. The…
…Project, is titled “Alternatives to fuel-based lighting for night fishing; Field tests of lake and ocean applications in East Africa”, and was undertaken jointly by scientists at the University of…
…The quality standards for off-grid solar lighting products were develope dby the IFC-World Bank Lighting Africa program, an affiliate program of Lighting Global and, after refinement through international stakeholder consultations,…
…farming can increase efficiency five-fold or more. The UNEP estimates that every 10% increase in farm yield has led to a 7% decrease in poverty in Africa. PULSE appliances can…
…four brightness settings developed by ECCO Electronics Pvt. Ltd, an Indian company developing affordable, environmentally friendly products. The ECCODiva 118 is a portable versatile lighting product with mobile phone…
The winners of the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Awards with leaders from the United Arab Emirates and beyond ©Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi Key players in…
…supplying consumers in un-electrified areas of Africa with clean, affordable and quality lighting products. Sean Duffy, Managing Director of Technology, Media and Telecoms Industry at Barclays, said at the announcement…
…study until about 9pm by the dim light of kerosene lamps provided by the school. After school she walks some 8km back home. But this is a journey fraught with…
…we have. In order to do so, says Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, “all countries should be able to test all suspected cases. They cannot…
