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Doubling Energy Efficiency with Appliances

24 Sep 2025

New CLASP analysis finds that appliance efficiency could deliver about 20% of the energy savings needed by 2030 to meet the doubling energy efficiency goal.

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The Missing Piece of Energy Access: Why 15% of Energy Infrastructure Investment Must Go to Appliances

05 Sep 2025

CLASP’s research makes the case that efficient appliances need to be prioritized alongside energy infrastructure expansions to bring electricity to the 666 million people who still need it.

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Kenya Consumer Experience Study: Insights on Solar Appliances

Building on its 2021 off-grid solar consumer study, VeraSol has produced fresh insights into the ownership of and consumer experience with off-grid solar appliances in Kenya.

19 Apr 2022

Non-Compliance Risk Assessment Tool

The Non-Compliance Risk Assessment Tool allows users to evaluate energy efficiency and quality policy enforcement efforts and associated market non-compliance risk.

18 Apr 2022

Integrating Appliance Efficiency into Nationally Determined Contributions

This report investigates the inclusion of appliance efficiency in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and advises governments on how they can best leverage ambitious appliance efficiency policies when revising climate commitments.

29 Mar 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

Farewell to Fluorescent Lighting: How a Phaseout Can Cut Mercury Pollution, Protect the Climate, and Save Money

This study finds that drop-in LED replacement lamps are available for all common linear fluorescent tubes, pin-based compact fluorescent lamps, and specialty applications in the US.

21 Mar 2022

2022 Technical & Economic Assessment of Mercury-Free Lighting: Global Overview & Regional Profiles

A Spotlight on Global Readiness for the LED Future

08 Mar 2022

Refurbishing Europe’s Fluorescent Lamp Manufacturing Facilities

EU domestic market for fluorescents will be gone in 2023 and regional export markets to the major trade partners is also being phased out by separate legislation. Through the EU Taxonomy Fund, there is potential to invest and convert these facilities to create a long-term, domestic supply of high-quality LED tubes in Europe, produced in Poland and Germany.

21 Feb 2022

Rapid Product Assessment: A New Approach to Testing Productive Use Appliances

VeraSol developed a Rapid Product Assessment approach for the quality evaluation of emerging productive use equipment. The new testing protocol offers a more direct and affordable pathway to verifying the quality of these nascent technologies.

20 Feb 2022

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 sensing to generate affordable business intelligence for the nascent solar water pump market.

14 Oct 2021

Mercury in Fluorescent Lighting: Unnecessary Health Risks & Actionable Solutions

This report outlines the health risks and environmental impacts of fluorescent lighting, highlights the many compelling advantages of transitioning to LED alternatives, and gives actionable solutions to phase out mercury-added lamps in the United States.

14 Oct 2021

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

Off- and Weak-Grid Appliance Market: Uganda

This country profile covers relevant market and appliance performance data for off-grid appliances sold in Uganda 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.

02 Sep 2021

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

The Efficiency for Access Research and Development Fund supported Agsol in developing a solar-powered, small-scale mill that offers a more affordable and efficient solution for customers living in rural areas.

26 Aug 2021

Uses & Impacts of Electric Pressure Cookers

This report presents the results from 400 phone interviews on the impact and experience of electric pressure cooker customers in Kenya.

20 Aug 2021

How Many Years Does It Take the European Commission to Change a Toxic Lightbulb?

CLASP recalculated the effects by country of the Oeko-Institut data for a two-year delay on toxic, fluorescent lighting phase-out in the EU. The data shows significant costs to European citizens in terms of excess energy use, increased pollution, and higher cost to consumers.

09 Jul 2021

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 60 Decibels team. It provides insights to inform stakeholders and encourage scaling of markets for nascent technologies like solar water pumps.

28 Jun 2021

Air Conditioner Labeling in Thailand: Key Findings and Recommendations

This Policy Brief presents findings from an evaluation of the Electricity Generation Authority for Thailand (EGAT) No. 5 air conditioning (AC) energy label and provides recommendations to enhance the labels' impact in driving the transition to higher-efficiency products.

17 Jun 2021

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