Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/One Degree Solar (company)


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The result was delete.  MBisanz  talk 03:04, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

One Degree Solar (company)

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Frankly I consider this A7 material and I'm simply not finding anything else actually better than mere mentions including for working with Coca Cola, of which there's of course no inherited notability. SwisterTwister  talk  21:58, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions.  SwisterTwister   talk  21:58, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. North America1000 20:12, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

I'm mixed on it, I originally created the article and did the initial research but agree that there isn't too much at the moment. The company was founded in 2012 and has under 11-50 employees according to LinkedIn. I'd be interested to know the total sales footprint and # of solar distributors in Kenya to get an idea of how big they actually are. I discovered the company on Keva, so they have a partnership there working on around 23 loans ($188,450). So maybe lacking notability by an order of magnitude, but I can see it as being potentially important as part of a series on solar energy in Kenya. Shaded0 (talk) 14:50, 17 July 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * https://www.kiva.org/about/where-kiva-works/partners/276
 * I didn't really do any research, but a quick impression is that this is probably a typical non-notable startup, but I'm tempted to bend over backwards to counter our overwhelming bias towards anglo-european topics. Overall, my guess is a redirect to Renewable energy in Kenya and a short mention there might make sense.  -- RoySmith (talk) 00:26, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Music1201  talk  02:09, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Here is another attempt at pulling some resources on notability. I found a good number from the CEO Gaurav Manchanda's LinkedIn: "One Degree products have reached over 200,000 individuals to date. The company has investors, clients, and partnerships including Schneider Electric, Coca-Cola, IFC, and the United Nations Foundation, as well as press coverage in FastCompany and Al Jazeera." I found another couple similar companies, but they aren't necessarily specific to Kenya:
 * https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravman
 * youtu.be/TNTRLlHRH_M?t=1m37s (Al Jazeera video, skipping the intro)
 * SunnyMoney - Tanzania and Kenya, SolarAid and SunnyMoney have now sold over 1.7 million solar lights.
 * http://sunnymoney.org/assets/SolarAid-IMPACT-REPORT-2015.pdf?
 * http://www.solar-aid.org/guest-blog-the-first-rung-on-the-energy-ladder/


 * Orb Energy (Indian company)
 * https://www.lightingafrica.org/orb-energy-secures-funding-to-replicate-indian-business-model-in-kenya/


 * Off Grid Electric (Rwanda, Tanzania)
 * http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Off-Grid-Electric-Raises-45M-in-Debt-For-African-Micro-Solar-Leasing-Platf

And an idea for a couple other solar related companies (if sources can be found)
 * A Ugandan company called SolarNow has a $200 low-voltage television set that runs on the direct current (DC) used by solar systems. A British-designed fridge called Sure Chill needs only a few hours of power a day to maintain a constant 4ºC. A company in South Africa has just launched solar-powered ATMs for rural areas with intermittent mains power.
 * http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21639018-solar-giving-hundreds-millions-africans-access-electricity-first

Shaded0 (talk) 00:59, 26 July 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 21:56, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete -- non notable just yet. Small company and sourcing does not suggest notability. K.e.coffman (talk) 19:04, 6 August 2016 (UTC)


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