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Below, some of our newsletters can be downloaded (They are all in Dutch...!)

• Pico Sol Nieuws 3 (April 2001) 0.1Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 4 (Juli 2002) 0.4Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 5 (Augustus 2003) 0.4Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 6 (December 2005) 1.0Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 7 (Januari 2007) 0.8Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 8 (November 2007) 0.6Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 9 (Juni 2008) 0.5Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 10 (December 2008) 1.1Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 11 (Juni 2009) 0.5Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 12 (December 2009) 1.1Mb
• Pico Sol Nieuws 13 (Juni 2010) 0.5Mb

Below you can download technical factsheets on the application of solar panels for solar power systems and solar pumping systems:

Below you can download scientific articles that were presented with our input:

• ‘Solar powered LED lighting – Human factors of low cost lighting for developing countries', presented at the 23rd European PV conference, Valencia, September 2008, 0.3Mb
• ‘How participatory product design and micro entrepreneurship favor the dissemination of photovoltaic systems in Cambodia, gepresenteerd op 17th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, December 3-7,2007, 0.7 Mb
• Article ‘Solar power and LED lighting - new opportunities for affordable lighting for families living in 'base of the pyramid' circumstances’, presented at CIE Light and Lighting conference, Budapest, 27-29 May 2009, 0.5Mb

Pico Sol sent several students to Cambodia with an assignment. This resulted in several interesting graduation and internship reports. You can download them below.

• NEW: Leonie van Eeten (2009): Needs assessment for solar trainings in Cambodia (0,5Mb)

• Geeske Berga (2008): Development of a tricycle for solar vendors (5Mb)

• Jony Heerink (2007): Development of training materials for a technical solar basic training of two weeks (2Mb)

• Kirsten Rijke (2008): Positioning and development of Kamunasal Solar Shops in rural Cambodia (12Mb)

• Mando Rotman (2006): Research to suitable product market combinations for Kamworks (3Mb)

• Martijn Kranen (2007): Optimalisation of the Angkor Light, a solar lantern for Cambodian families (6Mb)

• Miriam Reitenbach (2007): Development of a mobile solar store (9Mb)

• Stefan Ruiten (2007): Development of packaging of a a solar lantern (3Mb)

• Stephen Boom (2005): Development of a solar lantern for Cambodian families (6Mb)

• Tim Gorter (2008): Affordable solar powered LED lighting in Cambodia (7Mb)

• Tom van Diessen (2008): Development of a solar home system for Cambodian families (6Mb)

• Yvette Moekotte (2008): Development of information display about solar home systems for Cambodian families. (9Mb)