Selected solar power resources compiled by MIT D-Lab energy researchers.
General Information
Energypedia's Solar Portal has information ranging from an overview of solar energy technology, products, business models, case studies, and other resources.
Lighting Global's Resources Database
Lighting Global 2018 Off-Grid Market Trends Report
Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA)
Sun Connect News has a weekly newsletter, a Resource Database
The Solar Federation is a group of organizations that provide support for solar projects
Product Information
Mangoo Marketplace - Solar products for Africa and Asia
The Clean Energy Ministerial runs the Global Leap program that conducts quality assurance testing
Financing and Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG)
Financing can enable a number of energy products to be more affordable by spreading the cost over time. Additionally, mobile and PAYG
technology can make providing financing more effective. Below are resources related to PAYG solar:
- Energypedia's overview of Pay-As-You-Go technology
- CGAP report Access to Energy via Digital Finance