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fosera Expands Operations in Africa with Third Assembly Line in Kenya

fosera Expands Operations in Africa with Third Assembly Line in Kenya

12 September 2014

German manufacturer of solar lighting products, fosera, has opened a product assembly line in Kenya in partnership with a local manufacturer of solar panels, Ubbink East Africa. This is fosera’s ...Read More

Changes to Battery Durability Test Thresholds in Quality Standards

Changes to Battery Durability Test Thresholds in Quality Standards

06 September 2014

The Battery Durability Storage Test is critical for ensuring the use of high quality batteries. However, on review of the standards used in development of the test method and an ...Read More

Japanese Battery Maker Ventures into Off-Grid Solar Lighting Products

Japanese Battery Maker Ventures into Off-Grid Solar Lighting Products

05 September 2014

Respected Japanese battery manufacturer, GS Yuasa International Ltd, has ventured into the off-grid lighting sector producing two solar lighting products that have both meet the Lighting Global Quality Standards. Thetwo new ...Read More

IFC-World Bank Study Establishes Significant Climate Benefit of Solar Lighting Products

IFC-World Bank Study Establishes Significant Climate Benefit of Solar Lighting Products

27 August 2014

A new research study published by the IFC-World Bank Lighting Global program finds that replacing all kerosene lamps in use with solar lights would reduce the equivalent of 5 percent ...Read More

Apply to Test your Solar Home System Kit

Apply to Test your Solar Home System Kit

26 August 2014

Over the next year, Lighting Global and the regional programs (Lighting Africa and Lighting Asia) will begin to extend support to “plug-and-play” direct current (DC) solar home system kits. An early step ...Read More

Freeplay’s Solar Lighting Product Meets Lighting Global Quality Standards

Freeplay’s Solar Lighting Product Meets Lighting Global Quality Standards

11 August 2014

Freeplay Energy –designer and manufacturer of clean energy products for off-grid families, has released a new solar lighting product which meets the Lighting Global Quality Standards. The Solar Energy Centre comes ...Read More

Contribute to development of quality standards for solar home systems by Monday, August 11, 2014

Contribute to development of quality standards for solar home systems by Monday, August 11, 2014

06 August 2014

Contribute to development of quality standards for solar home systems by Monday, August 11, 2014

Panasonic releases portable solar lantern

Panasonic releases portable solar lantern

05 August 2014

Panasonic has a new portable, durable lighting product, the BG-BL03 Solar Lanternthat meets the Lighting Global Quality Standards. The BG-BL03 Solar Lantern has three light settings: on the brightest setting it can provide ...Read More

Panasonic releases portable solar lantern

Panasonic releases portable solar lantern

04 August 2014

Panasonic has a new portable, durable lighting product, the BG-BL03 Solar Lanternthat meets the Lighting Global Quality Standards. The BG-BL03 Solar Lantern has three light settings: on the brightest setting ...Read More

Schneider Electric Releases New Portable Solar Light

Schneider Electric Releases New Portable Solar Light

31 July 2014

Schneider Electric has new portable lighting product which meets the Lighting Global Quality Standards for off-grid lighting. The Mobiya TS120S/Awango TS120 offers long-lasting bright light and mobile phone charging. It ...Read More

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