Updates
Reflections from COP26: Six Takeaways for the Future of Off-Grid Appliances
Nov 29, 2021
Written by Sarah Hambly, Energy Saving Trust and Joanie Coker, CLASP (Efficiency for Access co-Secretariat)
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PRESS RELEASE: Off-Grid Solar Products Deliver High Satisfaction for Kenyan Consumers
Nov 16, 2021
CLASP, which leads the VeraSol quality assurance initiative, commissioned a study to evaluate consumers’ experiences with off-grid solar products in Kenya. This study was the first of its kind and sought to complement existing data gathered through laboratory testing by focusing on how consumers interact with quality-verified and non-quality verified products.
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Efficiency for Access announced as a leading initiative in the UK Government’s Breakthrough Agenda at COP26
Nov 10, 2021
Last week at COP26, the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, launched an international plan to deliver clean and affordable technology everywhere by 2030.
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Where to find Efficiency for Access at COP26
Oct 25, 2021
This year, at COP26, Efficiency for Access will be physically and virtually present, co-hosting four events in the COP Resilience Hub and the SDG7 Pavilion.
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Efficiency for Access publishes open letter on how affordable, high-performing and inclusive appliances will help address the climate emergency
Oct 25, 2021
In the lead up to COP26, Efficiency for Access is highlighting how affordable, high-performing and inclusive solar-powered appliances and technologies can help address the climate emergency and achieve universal energy access.
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Efficiency for Access Design Challenge showcases prototypes at Dutch Design Week 2021
Oct 19, 2021
Six student teams from the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge 2020–2021 are showcasing their prototype designs in a virtual gallery at Dutch Design Week 2021.
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2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge Announces Preliminary Finalists
Oct 19, 2021
Seventeen products from 14 companies have been selected as preliminary finalists of the 2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge.
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Leveraging Remote Sensing Analysis to Inform the Solar Water Pump Market
Oct 15, 2021
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 sensing to generate affordable business intelligence for the nascent solar water pump market.
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Efficiency for Access is a co-theme lead for Energy Access at new COP Resilience Hub to increase the focus on helping people cope with the impacts of climate change
Oct 07, 2021
Efficiency for Access is delighted to support the launch of the COP Resilience Hub that will put the focus on resilience and adaptation at COP26.
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Global LEAP Results-Based Financing Mechanism Opens Bid Submissions for Electric Pressure Cookers
Oct 05, 2021
The Global LEAP Results-Based Financing mechanism for electric pressure cookers provides money in incentives to help accelerate the global appliance market for EPCs.
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