Did you know that less than 4% of rural Africans own a refrigerator? This new financing facility will be critical to delivering affordable cooling, irrigation, cooking and other life changing energy services.
Some action shots from our strategy week💡
It's great to see the @EnergySvgTrust and @CLASPappliances teams together! Thanks to @workdotlife for having us 👏
Make sure you swipe to see Toby the Terrier🐕
Looking forward to following this conversation. The @EforA_Coalition is supporting innovations and market scale up of solar irrigation solutions that build farmer resilience to climate change. Check out this tech brief to learn more. https://t.co/6fiubaXHX2 #efficiencyforAgTech
Join us as @Power4All2025 takes over the Efficiency for Access Twitter channel!
For the next hour, we’ll be discussing all things ‘Resilient Agriculture’
#EfficiencyforAgTech#PoweringAg
Recently finished Bill Gates's How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. Excellent reality-based analysis: energy reduces poverty, so any solution must allow dev. world to grow; it's not just electr but also ag, manuf, liquid fuels; renewables are not enough. https://t.co/GOIh9bOZ43
With global temperatures rising due to #ClimateChange, more people will suffer during extreme heatwaves every year.
The UK's Ayrton Framework supports @EforA_Coalition to provide life-saving solar-powered fans, helping vulnerable communities cope with climate impacts.
@pfairley@hope2shine This was a great article and you linked to some great resources in this thread! I'm looking forward to what you publish next--let me know if you ever want to speak to someone from @CLASPappliances @EforA_Coalition or any of the innovators we work with.
Energy storage is critical for the clean energy transition. @LEAP_Awards#SolarEwasteChallenge Awardees tested 30,000 used lithium batteries, 64% could be reused--huge potential to extend product life and create new income streams for solar companies. https://t.co/8dFFnPUOGn
Are permanent magnet (including Brushless DC) motors the next white LED? Great to see this report out on the question from @EforA_Coalition. @CLASPappliances @EnergySvgTrust
In collaboration with @UKMECS, we are thrilled to finally share results of the 2020 Global LEAP Awards #ElectricPressureCooker Competition! Read our full announcement for details about 13 winners and finalists and innovation prize winners: https://t.co/7GVR8tFFYi.
We’re delighted to share our latest video highlighting how @Harn_Energy‘s efficient #solar fans are helping customers withstand #COVID19 and build resilience in the face of the Climate emergency. Watch here:
https://t.co/QEnqjGDg1g
#AppliancesAreVital
New @EforA_Coalition report tracks promising trends in off-grid appliance efficiency and cost. Since 2016 average TV price fell 44% and efficiency improved 48%. Less than 4% of rural Africans own a fridge, so still a lot to be done to build these markets! https://t.co/Hk0C46H0rY
I co-authored this article exploring how solar powered appliances can improve agricultural productivity and bolster resiliency to global shocks like pandemics and droughts. #appliancesarevital
#COVID19 has disrupted lives as well as agricultural supply chains, exacerbating already existing food insecurities in vulnerable communities. Learn why #AppliancesAreVital to avert a global food crisis: https://t.co/trujKgLZfs.
The Low Energy Inclusive Appliances program is supporting 14 companies to innovate on tech inclusivity and interoperability. Thanks to @ChrisBeland88 for getting these projects off the ground and to @FCDOGovUK and @IKEAFoundation for the funding. https://t.co/K4cK1whTWk
Today, the Efficiency for Access R&D Fund has awarded 20 organisations £2.9 million in funding for appliance technology projects that will help to level the playing field & address climate change in the world’s poorest countries. More here: https://t.co/CS9VDLnwIm
Which #OffGrid productive use products are in the highest demand? @EforA_Coalition’s 2020 #ApplianceMarketSurvey ranks 20 productive use technologies by perceived demand and development impact potential. See the rankings: https://t.co/lJ9BzlQg2V
Fascinating thread on role of cold chains to transport vaccines and maintain their efficacy. 25% of vaccines reach their destination degraded. Investing in solar powered cold chains will help make effective vaccines available to all. @EforA_Coalition
Inventing a #COVID19 vaccine is just a first step. For it to make a material difference in the pandemic, we must also manufacture and distribute it, and people must take it (with confidence that it's safe). Let’s talk about the often-overlooked, unsexy problem of DISTRIBUTION. 1/
So much to love about this inspiring case study from @RockefellerFdn. Women entrepreneurs in India are using solar powered sewing machines to make face masks to serve their community and earn an income. @EforA_Coalition#covidresponse https://t.co/U5BzzSnhjm