Renewable Energy Systems

Press Release: Productive Use Appliance Financing Facility Opens First Public Auction Window

CLASP & Nithio's Productive Use Appliance Financing Facility launches its first public auction window for procurement subsidies available to PUA companies and distributors in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.

12 Apr 2023

Cooling

Press Release: Global LEAP Awards Announces Winners and Finalists of the 2022 Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge

The 2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge (OGCCC) competition identified 12 best-in-class, affordable, energy-efficient off-grid cold chains appropriate for use in un- and underserved markets. SelfChill emerged as the top winner and New Leaf Dynamic was a runner-up, receiving US$ 75,000 and US$ 25,000, respectively.

01 Mar 2023

Feeding one Billion People: Revamping India’s Cold Chain

CLASP co-hosted a workshop with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Bihar Renewable Development Agency (BREDA) to promote energy efficiency in the cold chain sector.

20 Feb 2023

Cooling

How Can We Cool India Faster?

CLASP hosted a conference on accelerating the implementation of India's Cooling Action Plan (ICAP), concluding that collaboration and coordination are integral to achieving ICAP’s targets.

24 Jan 2023

Renewable Energy Systems

Press Release: CLASP & Nithio Launch Financing Facility for Productive Use Appliances

Access to productive use appliances can deliver significant economic, health, education, and quality of life benefits for an estimated 60 million households worldwide and put under-electrified parts of the world on a low carbon pathway to electrification.

19 Oct 2022

Refrigeration

Soaring Temperatures in India Necessitate Sustainable Cold Storage

CLASP visits cold chain sites across India to understand the ecosystem, rising challenges and potential avenues to increase efficiency.

01 Aug 2022

The 2022 Efficiency for AgTech campaign highlights energy-efficient agricultural solutions that can enhance global food security and build climate resilience.

18 Jan 2022

Seventeen products from 14 companies have been selected as preliminary finalists of the 2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge.

19 Oct 2021

2021 Solar Appliance Technology Briefs Analyze Key Trends in Rapidly Evolving Markets

These briefs consolidate the latest market intelligence, technology trends, and consumer impacts and chart the pathway to commercialization for 11 off- and weak-grid appropriate technologies.

11 Aug 2021

29 Jun 2021

Conversations with CLASP: Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu of ColdHubs

01 Dec 2020

Webinar: Insights from the Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge

07 Jul 2020

Insights from the Final Stage of the Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge

26 Nov 2019

2019 Global LEAP Awards Winners and Finalists

30 Oct 2019

Agricultural Equipment

Global LEAP Awards Launches Competitions for Solar Water Pumps and Off-Grid Refrigerators

The 2019 Global LEAP Awards will identify low-cost, energy-efficient refrigerator and solar water pump technologies appropriate for communities living in off- and weak-grid areas in developing countries.

08 Nov 2018