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Non-replaceable batteries in solar lamps: planned obsolescence?

In Europe, the question of the planned obsolescence in electronic products is being increasingly discussed. The term "planned obsolescence" describes...

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Non-replaceable batteries in solar lamps: planned obsolescence?

In Europe, the question of the planned obsolescence in electronic products is being increasingly discussed. The term "planned obsolescence" describes...

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29.05.2013 created by Harry Verhaar

Lighting-up the road to sustainable development for all

When exploring the challenges and the role of access to lighting (through access to energy) it is surprising to note that human nature tends to focus...

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‘Social Bankability’ Is Needed to Expand Off-Grid Clean Energy

Will the World Bank follow in the footsteps of Franklin Roosevelt and Muhammad Yunus?

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Why Africa is Missing the Solar Power.

How we can move solar forward

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How to scale impact? Which impact? And how to measure?

Earlier this year Endeavor Insight, the research arm of Endeavor, cited evidence indicating that when faced with tradeoffs between social and...

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Comment by Kevin Gauna 
on June 5, 2013

I agree that the issue of replaceable batteries is a worthy design goal for these products, with one comment/caveat. There are always real world design implications with decisions like this. More...

Comment by Hans Mutzbauer 
on June 3, 2013

I think, it depends on the business model and the philosophy of a company.
Purely commercial companies must not be "un-social" and vice versa. More...

Comment by Evan Mills 
on June 3, 2013

I don't personally frame this as an issue of "social" businesses.  As you point out, this problem is rampant among purely corporate enterprises. I would argue that "social" businesses are even more likely to think about sustainability than "non-social" ones (whatever that means). More...

Comment by Harald Schützeichel
on June 3, 2013

Thanks, Evan and Hans, to agree with my comments and to bring this idea forward!
Today lot of "social businesses" in solar sector still don't think about the sustainability of the products and service: no maintenance, no service, no products with replaceable components. More...