We are excited to announce the results of the 2019 Global LEAP Awards Solar Water Pump and Off-Grid Refrigerator Competitions. The 2019 Awards identified the...

On October 1st, the European Commission adopted new regulations that are expected to dramatically reduce European electricity consumption by 167 TWh per year by 2030,...

CLASP continues to grow, and recently added three new staff members in the Washington, DC office to expand its capabilities and scale around energy efficiency...

On September 19, 2019, the Alliance to Save Energy awarded the Charles H. Percy Award for Public Service to Dr. Stephen Wiel, Board President and...

Kenya, the largest and most advanced economy in East Africa, is facing rising concerns over climate change. The government has announced the Big Four Agenda,...

On 4 September 2019, India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched a residential energy use dashboard called National Energy End-use Monitoring (NEEM). Shri Abhay Bakre,...

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...

CLASP and Pakistan’s national and provincial energy efficiency agencies convened a workshop to kick off a multi-year engagement on appliance efficiency policy. Pakistan is...

India’s national nodal agency for energy conservation, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, announced a revised policy on ceiling fans, effective from 1 August 2019. Ceiling...

Recently, CLASP joined our partners in the energy efficiency community at the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee) 2019 Summer Study on energy...

Markets for off-grid appropriate appliances are nascent throughout much of the world. Manufacturers, development institutions, bulk procurers, policymakers and others often lack access to the...

On May 10th, at the Dockmaster Building at D.C.’s District Wharf, past and current team, board members, and partners gathered to celebrate CLASP’s 20 years...

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

On 14 May, the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme held a launch event at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. The £39.8 million MECS programme,...

“In 2018, CLASP continued its dual objective of mitigating catastrophic climate change and delivering sustainable energy services to the world’s poor,” explains CLASP CEO Christine...