The Lighting Global team has released the test methods to extend the ingress protection (IP) requirement to PV module junction boxes. As promised, manufacturers will have a 3-month grace period…
d.light design has introduced a new plug-and-play solar home lighting system which offers two lamps and a portable lantern. The product can charge mobile phones. The D20, which has met…
Orb Energy has released a new product, the Solectric 30, which doubles the power and lamps of its first product, the Solectric 15. The Solectric 30 comes with four hanging/ceiling…
Three lighting companies have recently released products that meet the off-grid lighting Minimum Quality Standards. These new products come with new features including remote controls, extended warranties and brighter settings…
Electronic products on sale at a market in Dakar, Senegal © Bruno Demeocq/Lighting Africa SolarAid and the University of Edinburgh announced a three year research partnership to look at waste,…
The Uno 50, Niwa’s portable solar lantern A second off-grid lighting product from Niwa – Next Energy Products Ltd , the Uno 50, has met the rigorous Lighting Global Quality…
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…
Zambian mother and child with one of the solar lamps that are lighting homes across Africa © Patrick Bentley / SolarAid Google is funding a two-year study on the impact…
An Ethiopian child admires the Little Sun lamp © Merklit Mersha /2012 Little SunLittle Sun, the creator of the portable, solar-powered Little Sun lamp, has been awarded a $5 million…
Access to clean, affordable energy lighting would fully unleash Africa’s potential © Andres Bifani The US Government’s Power Africa initiative has funding for innovative African businesses and projects that are…
