LRC will carry out LED off grid lighting test help illuminate Africa project

At the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) research center of the lighting (LRC) has been the World Bank Group awarded the contract that "lab tests on LED off grid lighting products in light of Africa" project, "lighting Africa" is a joint project of the international financial companies and the world bank group.

"Lighting Africa" to speed up the Sahara of South Africa from the commercial development of lighting market, lighting to enhance the quality of life at the bottom of the Pyramid people, so that they can enjoy the clean, modern lighting and energy services.

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The LRC test results will be used by the world bank for the region's manufacturers and institutional investors to provide feedback, they may also contribute to the formation of the lighting quality as the reference standard, the entire lighting Africa quality assurance part of the strategy, recognized by consumers.

In the next 18 months, LRC will test the LED off the shelf lighting products, especially solar LED light source products, as well as a series of charging lighting systems and energy storage technology. These tests are designed to evaluate the performance and reliability of the product.