目前发展中国家中350亿人还没有用上电，所以光伏市场在发展中国家的发展潜力巨大。但是想要开发这个潜力市场，产品需要很好的适应市场，并且能够让最低的收入者都可以购买的起才可以推广下去。
过去的6年，光伏的发展商的各个方面都在进行着竞赛，开发可使光伏科技能够很容易进入发展中国家市场的最好的创新科技。
Prof.Eicke Weber，他担任Fraunhofer 光伏ISE研究所的执行官兼Jury的主席，他说：“从制造商，光伏系统集成商，和社会企业的杰出领域来说，光伏所有设计竞赛中提供世界上最新技术解决方法，给没有进入到光伏电网的客户提供可持续和信赖能源解决方案。光伏产品从电灯，Pico光伏，光伏家庭应用系统，并网设施等这些都致力于满足低收入的团体利用光伏的需求。
With over 3.5 billion people lacking reliable access to electricity, the growth potential of the solar PV market in developing countries is immense. But to reach its potential, products need to be well adapted and affordable for even the lowest income consumer.
For the past six months, Solar for All has been running a Design Contest, managed by the Canopus Foundation, to find the best technical innovations that can make solar photovoltaic technology affordable and accessible for the developing world.
Prof. Eicke Weber, Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy ISE and chairman of the Jury explains: "From an outstanding field of manufacturers, PV system integrators, and social entrepreneurs, the Solar for All Design Contest has brought together some of the world's most innovative technical solutions for providing sustainable and reliable energy solutions to customers without access to the electricity grid."
From 58 companies and organizations from 29 countries four finalists have been chosen:
+ Greenlight Planet
+ Kaito Energie AG
+ Phaesun
+ Promethean Power Systems
"The applications demonstrate groundbreaking advancements in the modularity and scalability of PV solutions for the off-grid market," Dr. Peter W. Heller, Executive Director of the Canopus Foundation remarks, "showing also advances in payment and financing schemes, and innovative new strategies for market outreach and distribution."
The products range from lanterns, pico solar and solar home systems, mini-grids and hybrid solutions, all targeted at addressing the needs of low income communities.
The winners will be announced on July 12, 2010. The First Prize of the Solar for All Design Contest is an investment of $250,000 from the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation. The runner up will receive euro 10,000 from Good Energies, and all shortlisted finalists will be eligible for consideration for potential investment from the Solar for All Investment Fund to be launched in 2011.
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