This report maps the availability of, and access to, off-grid lighting products in Mali. It finds that access to affordable lighting is limited and that solar portable lanterns (SPLs) can …Read More
These slides present changes to the Lighting Global Quality Assurance framework as proposed in July 2013. Final decisions were presented in a webinar in November 2013 and most changes from …Read More
Lighting Global hosted a webinar on July 10, 2013 at 13:00 GMT to discuss the process of updating the Minimum Quality Standards and Recommended Performance Targets with interested stakeholders. During …Read More
A product performance dilemma is impacting the off-grid lighting market. There is a common disparity between stated product performance and actual performance, and without clear information distributors and end consumers …Read More
This summary outlines the recommendations for the widespread distribution of solar lanterns in Burkina Faso laid out in the Mapping the Supply Chain for Solar Lighting Products in Burkina Faso …Read More
The critical challenge of extending access to electricity and clean cooking fuels to the poor is deservedly taking center stage in this International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, as …Read More
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 …Read More
The safety of LED lighting with regard to human health has occasionally been the subject of scrutiny. One such concern is photoretinitis—photochemical damage to the retina—which can result from too much exposure to violet and blue light. This is known as blue light hazard. The risk of blue light hazard is sometimes associated with LEDs, even though LEDs that emit white light do not contain significantly more blue than any other source at the same color temperature. According to current international standards, no light source that emits white light and is used in general lighting applications is considered hazardous to the retina for healthy adults. That said, the optical safety of specialty lamps or colored sources must be considered on a case-by-case basis, and light sources used around susceptible populations, such as infants or adults with certain types of eye disease, require additional evaluation.
This Technical Note is Part I in a series of Notes examining the environmental durability of pico‐powered lighting products. Ingress Protection (IP) ratings are covered as they apply to the …Read More
This report is an update to the original ‘Solar Lighting for the Base of the Pyramid: Overview of an Emerging Market’ report published in 2010, which provided a snapshot of …Read More
