Runhood, based in California, is a new entrant to the off-grid and portable solar-plus-batteries market. What makes Runhood’s offering unique is its design built around external swappable batteries.

In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) explains how to expand the deployment of mini-grids for electricity access, especially in less developed countries.

Joanna Watterson has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, the National Research Foundation of South Africa, and the Smuts Memorial Fund. South Africa’s electricity system is ...