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Cooking

Let’s Cook Clean: Navigating E-Waste Management in Kenya and Rwanda

In collaboration with Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme, CLASP conducted research on the e-waste management of electric cooking appliances in Kenya and Rwanda. This article synthesizes and elaborates on our findings.

Renewable Energy Systems

Supporting Circular Economy for Renewable Energy Projects

CLASP supports USAID in the development of country-specific circular economy plans to ensure the demand for renewable energy sources does not negatively impact the environment.

Lighting

Find CLASP at the International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL)

From 1-3 June, team members from our Washington D.C., Nairobi, Europe and New Delhi offices will present at the International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL) in Toulouse, France.

Global LEAP Awards Innovators: Insights from the Solar E-Waste Challenge 

The Global LEAP Awards Solar E-Waste Challenge is a program to support innovations in off-grid solar e-waste management in sub-Saharan Africa. For more information on the Challenge, see Background below.

USAID Announces Winners of the Second Solar E-Waste Challenge

Renewable Energy Systems

CLASP Announces the Winners of the 2019 Global LEAP Awards Solar E-Waste Challenge

On July 16-18, the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) hosted a solar e-waste festival in Nairobi, Kenya. CLASP joined our partners and industry experts to create new ideas, partnerships and projects to address the growing solar e-waste challenge in sub-Saharan Africa.
We have always found that the technical contributions and policy recommendations from CLASP strongly complement our own advocacy efforts, collectively enabling us to deliver a compelling message to the Commission in support of ambitious regulations. Laura Degallaix
Secretary General, European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation

Batteries & Storage

Global LEAP Awards Solar E-Waste Challenge Nomination Results by the Numbers

The Global LEAP Awards Solar E-Waste Challenge recently closed after a two-month nomination period for innovations in solar e-waste management.

Renewable Energy Systems

Quality Matters

A recent Lighting Global analysis demonstrates that a rigorous quality assurance framework – which includes product testing and quality standards – remains essential to the health of the off-grid market.

Electronics

Clean Energy Ministerial Roundtable Highlights Opportunities to Accelerate Market Transformation for Super-Efficient Appliances

SEAD has undertaken several market transformation initiatives to recognize most efficient products and the development of procurement tools to help procurement officials make more sustainable procurement decisions. Through these activities, SEAD member governments have been "pulling" the global market towards more efficient products.

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