Battery Testing for Off-grid Solar Products
This Technical Note discusses battery testing of off-grid solar products seeking to meet Lighting Global’s Quality Standards. It gives an overview of battery failure issues and provides justification for the ...Read More
Intellectual Property Policy for Product Testing
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) operates a portfolio of programs to support the development of off grid lighting markets, including Lighting Africa (jointly implemented with the World Bank) and Lighting ...Read More
Consumer Preferences for Off-Grid Lighting Products
This study on consumer preferences was undertaken by the Lighting Asia/India Program to gain insight into consumer expectations from products on parameters such as brightness and daily hours of use. ...Read More
Call for Comments on Proposed Integration of Quality Assurance Frameworks for Pico-solar Products and SHS Kits
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 ...Read More
Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2016
A lively read for companies, investors, governments, and other key players interested in the opportunities and challenges presented by the dynamic off-grid solar market. The report tracks the groundbreaking technological ...Read More
Integrating Sphere Measurement Part III: Equipment
This Technical Note is Part III in a three-part series examining the proper maintenance and use of integrating sphere light measurement systems. This third Note focuses on low-cost equipment that ...Read More
Spotlight Numéro 2: Le Mystère du Costume Disparu
Ceci est le deuxième numéro de la série de la bande dessinée « Spotlight ». Lighting Africa a commandé cette série afin qu’elle soit utilisée comme un outil de sensibilisation ...Read More
Spotlight Issue 2: The Mystery of the Missing Suit
This is the second issue in the “Spotlight” comic book series. Lighting Africa commissioned this consumer education tool to entertain as it teaches about the benefits and use of off-grid solar products. In ...Read More
Deep Dive Supply Chain Report, Ethiopia
Lighting Africa/Ethiopia sought to understand the solar supply chain in Ethiopia against a background of increased products and growth of the sector. The overarching objective of the research was to ...Read More
Quality Assurance for Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) Energy Systems
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) enabled solar home systems and pico-solar products are rapidly expanding in market share, using new approaches to connectivity and emerging mobile money systems to provide low-cost financing for ...Read More