A Guide to the Light Library Model
This guide provides an overview of the Light Library model project in Senegal. The Light Library comprises a donated set of pico-solar lights provided to selected public schools in rural ...Read More
SolarAid Impact Report 2014
This 2014 report outlines the objectives and the work done by Solar Aid, an international charity, which aims to increase access to solar lighting in Africa. SolarAid set up a ...Read More
IEC Technical Specification on Stand-Alone Lighting Kits for Rural Electrification
This Technical Note provides a summary of the Lighting Global Quality Assurance (QA) framework, how it relates to the IEC/TS 62257-9-5 document, and additional Technical and Eco Design Notes.
Changes to the Threshold to Meet the Battery Durability Test Requirement of the Lighting Global Minimum Quality Standards
Over the past few years, the Lighting Global program developed and instituted the Battery Durability Storage Test in response to reports of battery failures in the market. As described in ...Read More
Lighting Global Associate Services Offering
The Lighting Global program offers product quality testing services to manufacturers and distributors of off-grid lighting products and appliances. After testing a product, companies can opt in to become “Associates” ...Read More
Energy and Carbon Benefits of Pico-powered Lighting
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 ...Read More
South Sudan: Mapping the Supply Chain for Solar Lighting Products (2013)
This study assesses the supply chain for off-grid lighting products in South Sudan. The study finds that market opportunities for solar lighting products are huge. However, these opportunities are not ...Read More
Lighting Asia Pakistan Program Profile
For the last decade, Pakistan has been in the grip of a severe energy crisis. More than 144 million people across the country do not have reliable access to the ...Read More
Accelerating Access to Energy, Shell Foundation
Cooking, lighting and heating at home, for community services, or for improving the productivity of small businesses and farms. Accelerating Access to Energy outlines our 14 year journey to create ...Read More
Lighting Asia Market Presence Report
This study reflects the current market scenario of off grid lighting products in Bihar and Odisha, India. It reviews the presence of off grid lighting technologies in the retail supply ...Read More