This compliance guide details the consumer-facing information that pico-solar and solar home system kit manufacturers must include in order to meet the Lighting Global Quality Standards. It is intended for…
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…
…risen to $276 million in 2015, a fifteen-fold increase since 2012. It also shows that 89 million people in Africa and Asia already enjoy improved access to energy by using…
This video shows how un-electrified low income households and small businesses in rural Kenya have switched from kerosene lamps to portable solar lanterns, and what benefits clean, modern lighting has…
…conducted with international companies working in similar markets. Market Intelligence Note 3 provides an assessment of the experiences and interest of electronics’ technicians in repairing and providing after sales service…
…discusses USB charge port specifications and how they apply to renewable energy products. It is intended as an introduction and resource for manufacturers and other industry stakeholders on the history…
Lighting Global has just released Issue 3 in the Eco Design Notes series: “Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Pico-powered Lighting Products“. The article focuses on health issues related to…
…expenditure for lighting fuels and the adoption of solar home systems among Kenyan households. It is aimed at practitioners, policy-makers, and academics interested in the potential for and use of…
India is a federal country, and prior to introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), multiple indirect taxes were levied on transactions in India. Some of the taxes such…
Abstract: There is considerable well-intended, yet wishful anticipation about reducing greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fuel-based lighting in the developing world with grid-independent light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems. Most estimates…
