Explore Our Research Publications

The following documents encompass the required documentation for the World Bank Group funded project, Quality Assurance Capacity Building for the Off-Grid Solar Sector.

14 Jun 2023

Cooking

The Public Health & Environmental Impacts of Cooking with Gas

This report synthesises the health risks of cooking with gas, quantifies the societal cost, and gives actionable solutions to phase out gas cooking appliances in the UK, in favour of electric alternatives.

15 May 2023

Water

Energy Efficiency in the Favelas

New report reveals insights about the intersection of energy, poverty and efficiency in favelas across Rio de Janeiro.

18 Apr 2023

Lighting

Water and Energy Justice in the Favelas

CLASP assisted Catalytic Communities in a youth-run research project aimed at training low-income favela residents in the full arc of research, including how to use data to address compounding water and energy crises in Rio.

07 Apr 2023

Electronics

Appliance Impacts Over Time

This longitudinal study explores how customers’ relationship with their off-grid appliances changes over time. The study captured critical indicators through phone interviews with over 4000 off-grid TV, solar water pump, and refrigerator customers to track product quality, durability, satisfaction, impact, and uptake.

20 Feb 2023

18 Jun 2019

Electronics

Off- and Weak-Grid Appliance & Equipment Technology Summaries

This document is a summary and distillation of CLASP’s research into appliances for which the demand is strong, but which are only available in low volumes and at relative­ly high cost. The summary also identifies early stage technologies which may be disruptive to existing dominant appli­ances.

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