Consumer Education
…that uptake of solar products is dramatically accelerated by consumer awareness, making sales cheaper, and easier, attracting more distributors, leading to more competition and lower prices – all underscoring the…
d.light and Nuru Energy nominated as Finalists for Prestigious Global Energy Prize
…participants in 71 countries from around the world. Nuru Energy, which has one product that passed Lighting Africa minimum quality standards and recommended performance targets, was also nominated as a…
By Plugging in Africa, Mobisol Connects a Continent to Change
…70,000 solar home systems in households and businesses throughout East Africa, enabling approximately 350,000 people like Auma to access clean, affordable, and reliable solar energy. It offers an alternative to…
Narrowing the Energy Gap: Mobisol Receives IFC Investment Boost
…the countries with the highest rates of off-grid solar usage. This statistic is particularly striking when considering that solar lantern uptake in Kenya stood at only 2% in 2009 –…
Key Off-Grid Players Awarded Zayed Future Energy Prizes
…the Lighting Global Quality Standards, and has won awards from the International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) and the Japan Institute of Design Promotion for its design, took home the…
Barefoot Power Releases Fifth Solar Lighting Product
…room lighting. With the release of the Go 250 , Barefoot Power now has a range of five products which meet the Lighting Global Minimum Quality Standards. The Go 250…
Panasonic releases portable solar lantern
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…
Greenlight Planet Clinches USD10m Financing Deal to Expand Operations in Africa
…Greenlight Planet’s flagship Sun King™ Pro products, which meet the Lighting Global Quality Standards, provide ten times brighter light than the widely used kerosene lantern, charge mobile phones, and pay…
Product Repair Part II: Manufacturer Best Practices
This new Eco Design Note continues a discussion about product repair, focusing on steps that manufacturers can take to enable and encourage the repair of their products. The Note identifies…
Sample Page
…like this: The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, and has been providing quality doohickeys to the public ever since. Located in Gotham City, XYZ employs over 2,000 people…