This Technical Note covers methods for measuring lumen maintenance of LED-based off-grid lighting products, focusing on low-cost methods to evaluate a product’s ability to provide long-term lighting service.
…test methods (ISM, QTM, MCM, and renewal testing). The result of the overall ingress protection (IP) test is a pass/fail assessment on the equivalent of IP3X and a modified IPX4….
…used to evaluate that aspect, the product will still fail on the basis of that aspect. For example, if a switch stops functioning on a product while its luminous flux…
…from the date of release to comply with this new IP requirement. All products which begin testing after June 15th, 2014 must pass these additional tests to meet the Quality…
…testing and the product will be required to meet both sets of quality standards.] Conformance with the Quality Standards is evaluated based on results from laboratory testing according to the…
…the product will be required to meet both sets of quality standards.] Conformance with the Quality Standards is evaluated based on results from laboratory testing according to the Quality Test…
The World Bank, in partnership with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), launched the Global Solar Atlas, a free, web-based tool to help investors and policymakers identify potential sites for solar…
…have two women-focused components, which were launched in 2014. The first one aimed to increase awareness among women about the features and benefits of high-quality solar lights through a campaign…
…remained our passion — mostly in our free time! In 2013, we started to offer commercial off-grid solutions under the FuturaSun brand, our mother company. Given the promising results, in…
…and represents a major emerging commercial opportunity. Energy access companies are increasingly looking to sell high-quality, energy efficient appliances that deliver value to their customers. New market research finds that…
