Updates
Refrigerator Industry Bulletin: Issue 1
Nov 29, 2018
Welcome to the first, quarterly Efficiency for Access Refrigerator Industry Bulletin! The purpose of these bulletins is to share information about specific activities undertaken through the Efficiency for Access Coalition that are relevant to refrigeration industry stakeholders. This first bulletin provides an overview of progress made on the priorities that were identified at the Refrigeration Market Development Roundtable held in Amsterdam earlier this year.
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Solar Water Pump Industry Bulletin: Issue 1
Nov 28, 2018
This first industry bulletin provides an overview of progress made on the priorities that were identified at the Solar Water Pumping Market Development Roundtable held in Nairobi earlier this year.
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2019 Global LEAP Awards
Nov 08, 2018
Global LEAP Launches Competitions for Solar Water Pumps and Off-Grid Refrigerators
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Global LEAP Awards Announces Winner of Off-Grid Refrigerator Innovation Prize for Appropriate Design and User Experience
Nov 07, 2018
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Advancing Markets for Off-Grid Solar Water Pumps and Grain Mills
Oct 15, 2018
The LEIA team is partnering with industry players to support the uptake of energy efficient, off-grid agricultural appliances
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A Message from the Coalition - October 2018
Oct 15, 2018
Itotia Njagi and Dana Rysankova, Managers of Lighting Global, the World Bank Group’s initiative to catalyze and support a commercial market for off grid lighting and energy solutions
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Efficiency for Access Unveils New Website
Sep 10, 2018
A message from Katrina Pielli – Senior Energy Advisor at USAID’s Power Africa and co-Chair of the Efficiency for Access Coalition donor roundtable
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First-of-its-kind Market Baseline Testing Results for Off- & Weak-Grid Refrigerators
Aug 13, 2018
Negligible data currently exists regarding off- and weak-grid refrigerator cost and performance. To help fill this gap and accelerate the off-grid appliance market, Efficiency for Access procured and tested commercially available refrigerators to establish a performance baseline.
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Efficiency for Access June Newsletter
Jun 28, 2018
June focused on all things refrigeration – which included a first-of-its-kind market baseline testing report, a market development roundtable in Amsterdam, and the launch of two new refrigerators designed specifically for off- and weak-grid use.
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Simusolar Doubles Rural Household Incomes in Less than a Year
May 24, 2018
In Tanzania 38.4 million households are engaged in farming for their primary or supplemental income. Of these, more than 95% depend on farming practices that rely on rainfall to water crops, rainfall that comes only 5 months of the year and is increasingly unpredictable. These realities challenge households, particularly women and children, with women constituting 70% of sub-Saharan agricultural workers, according to the World Farmers Organisation.
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