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…
Bryan King, Attilo Pigneri…
The following pages contain an outline of a proposed framework that would provide a continuum of support for all products up to 100 W. We believe the proposed framework will…
Listings labeled as ‘Product Family‘ cover sets of interchangeable components which combine to make three or more complete kits. In such cases, at least half of the components in the…
This document describes the Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits, which set a baseline level of quality, durability, and truth in advertising to protect consumers. Kits covered by these…
Lighting Global maintains the Quality Standards, a set of off-grid lighting benchmarks that set a baseline level of quality, durability, and truth-in-advertising to protect consumers. These Standards apply to products…
The Eco Design Note reviews current research on the life cycle analysis of pico-powered lighting products and the reduction in climate warming emissions that occur when consumers switch from fuel…
For the past six years researchers affiliated with Lighting Africa have been visiting Kericho, Brooke, and Talek in Kenya to observe trends in the off-grid lighting market. Starting in 2009,…
Digitally financed off-grid solar has transitioned from pilot scale to a diverse and substantial sub-sector of the global off-grid energy market. Today nearly 30 companies operating in at least 32…
This snapshot assessment sets out both the need for Pico PV solar lighting appliances in both off grid and under electrified areas of Bangladesh as well as the significant market…
