Low-Energy Inclusive Appliance Technology Summaries
LEIA is a new research and innovation programme supported by the UK's Department for International Development
Abstract
Appropriately-designed, highly energy-efficient, cost-effective appliances are essential to delivering modern energy services to underserved communities around the world at the lowest possible social, economic and environmental cost. Because of this, they are an essential tool in scaling and accelerating global energy access and sustainable development efforts.
Just as super-efficient LED technology has unlocked modern lighting for tens of millions of un- and under-electrified businesses and households, super-efficient appliances promise to unlock life-changing modern energy services—like telecommunications, cooling, mechanization and refrigeration—for millions more. But a great deal of technical progress and market development will be needed to realize this.
Low-Energy Inclusive Appliances (LEIA) is a new research and innovation programme supported by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) that aims to double the efficiency and halve the cost of a suite of appliances that are well-suited for energy access contexts.
Through an extensive literature review, data and market analysis, a market survey, and expert consultation process, CLASP and DFID identified appliance products and technologies that LEIA may emphasize in its programmes and research. This document is a summary and distillation of CLASP’s research into these products and technologies. CLASP’s research was as thorough as possible—however, as this is an emerging market, data, literature and market intelligence is limited. CLASP’s research relied heavily on the papers, studies and tools cited in this document’s endnotes, as well as resources made available by the Global Lighting and Energy Access Partnership (Global LEAP)
Citation
CLASP. (2017). Low-Energy Inclusive Appliance Technology Summaries.
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