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Appliance Impacts Over Time

This longitudinal study explores how customers’ relationship with their off-grid appliances changes over time. The study captured critical indicators through phone interviews with over 4000 off-grid TV, solar water pump, and refrigerator customers to track product quality, durability, satisfaction, impact, and uptake.

20 Feb 2023

World’s Best MEPS: Identifying Top Energy Efficiency Standards for Priority Appliances

This report compares the stringency of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) requirements for the six highest-emitting appliance categories across ten of the world’s highest carbon emitting economies.

20 Dec 2022

Appliances for All: Assessing the Inclusivity of the Solar Lighting and Appliances Sector

This report examines how well solar lighting and appliances are reaching key populations, and assesses inclusion across solar company employment practices and product offerings.

12 Sep 2022

15 Aug 2022

Off- and Weak-Grid Appliance Market: Ethiopia

This country profile covers relevant market and appliance performance data for off-grid appliances sold in Ethiopia based on findings from an Efficiency for Access market survey. It provides market insights to help inform sector stakeholders and encourage higher market penetration for high-quality off- and weak-grid appropriate appliances.

23 May 2022

Webinar Materials | How Mepsy Can Transform Your Energy Efficiency Policy Development

Presentation materials from a webinar demonstration of energy efficiency policy tool Mepsy and its features on 16 March 2022.

21 Mar 2022

Pennies per Pound: The Return on Investment from Appliance Efficiency Technical Assistance

This report calculates the return on investment of 12 standards and labeling policies and technical assistance efforts spanning four geographic regions.

17 Sep 2021

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

CLASP through 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 milking machines in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Senegal and India.

10 Sep 2021

17 Jun 2021

Off- and Weak-Grid Appliance Market: Nigeria

This country profile covers relevant market and appliance performance data for off-grid appliances sold in Nigeria based on findings from Efficiency for Access market surveys. It provides market insights to help inform sector stakeholders and encourage higher market penetration for high-quality off- and weak-grid appropriate appliances.

14 Jun 2021

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.

05 May 2021

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.

05 May 2021

Webinar Materials | How to Evaluate and Prioritize Efficiency Policies with Mepsy

Presentation materials from a webinar demonstration of Mepsy and its features on April 27, 2021.

27 Apr 2021

Unraveling Urban Household Energy Use Patterns in India

CLASP published a research paper in the ACEEE 2020 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings in India. The paper reviews first-of-its-kind nationwide research, carried out in 2018, that encompassed an urban residential end-use survey of 5,000 households and real-time appliance energy use monitoring of 200 households.

09 Apr 2021

The Benefits of Permanent Magnet Motors: Efficiency Opportunities in Off- and Weak-Grid Appliance Markets

This report offers a comprehensive analysis of permanent magnet motor-driven appliances in off- and weak-grid markets.

04 Mar 2021

Revising the Brazilian Labeling Program for Refrigerators: Lessons from the European Union and Thailand

Brazil's INMETRO is currently considering modifications to the National Label for Energy Conservation (ENCE) for refrigerators. CLASP studies the experiences of the European Union (EU) and Thailand in including additional labeling categories and provides key insights.

09 Feb 2021

2021 Appliance Data Trends

The 2021 Appliance Data Trends report builds on the 2018 Appliance Data Trends report and presents updated product performance, energy efficiency, and pricing trends for off-grid appropriate televisions, fans, refrigerators, solar water pumps and early market insights for electric pressure cookers.

26 Jan 2021

The Market Surveillance for Air Conditioners: Voluntary Guidelines for ASEAN Member States

The Market Surveillance for Air Conditioners: Voluntary Guidelines for ASEAN Member States provide best practice for governments and compliance authorities for designing and implementing national market surveillance efforts, or when revising and strengthening the existing ones.

17 Dec 2020