Updates
Groundbreaking 60 Decibels and Efficiency for Access Study Reveals Key Long-Term Benefits of Off-Grid Refrigerators for Low-Income Users
Sep 06, 2022
Refrigerators contribute to various Sustainable Development Goals, from improving human health and productivity to reducing the domestic burden of women and children, who are usually responsible for food gathering and preparation.
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Reflections from the 2022 Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge Halfway Point
May 24, 2022
Insights into the competition's progress to date and next steps.
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Efficiency for Access Launches New Efficiency for AgTech Campaign
Jan 17, 2022
The 2022 Efficiency for AgTech campaign highlights energy-efficient agricultural solutions that can enhance global food security and build climate resilience.
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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 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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New Technical Note Outlines Remote Monitoring Solutions for Off-Grid Appliances
Sep 10, 2021
Efficiency for Access launched a field-testing initiative to evaluate the options for collecting data and validate the technical specifications of off-grid refrigerators, solar water pumps and solar-powered milking machines in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Senegal and India.
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