Using Technology to Build Affordable Business Intelligence for the Solar Water Pump Market

This study aimed to further innovation in East Africa's solar water pump market by developing and testing the viability of a toolkit that leverages remote...

Evaluating Appliance Performance in the Field: Results from Remote Monitoring Solutions Beta Testing

Efficiency for Access beta-tested remote performance monitors to develop an ideal solution that monitors the technical performance of solar refrigerators, solar water pumps and solar...

Efficiency for Access Research and Development Fund: Innovator Series – Agsol

Sustainable Expansion of Groundwater-Based Solar Water Pumping for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

This study was undertaken to assess the potential risks to groundwater availability over the next decade and makes recommendations on how national governments and key...

Uses and Impacts of Solar Water Pumps

This report explores the benefits and potential challenges experienced by solar water pump customers in East Africa, Senegal and Zambia based on findings by the...

Solar-Powered Fans Can Help Support Sustainable Futures

Extreme heatwaves kill at least 12,000 people around the world per year, and one billion people are at immediate risk from lack of access to...

2021 Solar Appliance Snapshots

Two-page primers covering the latest market trends, consumer impacts, current success, barriers and pathways to scale for 11 high-priority technologies.

2021 Solar Appliance Technology Briefs

A comprehensive synthesis of technology and market insights, consumer impacts, current success, remaining barriers and pathways to scale for 11 high-priority technologies.

How Can Energy Access Programmes Address the Needs of People with Disabilities?

This research note lays out key ways in which the energy access stakeholders can make their interventions disability-inclusive.

Business Model Innovations project

The business model innovation research project provides information on a range of business model innovations in the off-grid appliance sector.