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2019 Global LEAP Awards Buyer’s Guide for Outstanding Off-Grid Refrigerators

The Global LEAP Awards Buyer’s Guide is a catalog of the world’s best off-grid appliances. This edition contains information about off-grid refrigerators that were named Winners and Finalists in the 2019 Global LEAP Awards. The Buyer’s Guide serves as a procurement tool for off-grid solar companies and distributors, and provides general market intelligence to other interested stakeholders. It includes rated product specifications, performance metrics based on laboratory testing, and sales contact information.

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State of Play and Innovations in Off-Grid Refrigeration Technology: Lessons Learned from Current Initiatives

The paper presents findings of a baseline product testing effort used to establish a foundational understanding of the field performance of commercially available off-grid refrigerators. It further explores the role of innovation cash prizes in catalyzing technology innovation and market expansion of off-grid refrigeration,

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Learning Paper: The Challenges of Testing Off-Grid Refrigerators

Since 2017, IMC Worldwide, Energy 4 Impact, and CLASP have been testing off-grid refrigerators submitted by global manufacturers to determine efficiency, reliability and design appropriateness for off-grid users.

This paper summarises some of the challenges faced during the field testing phase of the Global LEAP Off-Grid Refrigerator Competition, and how the team worked around them, ensuring the competition remained fair and relevant.

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