Research for Innovation
We are proud to work with the following organizations. Thanks to these collaborations we continue to create innovative water and solar technologies.
UC Berkeley Renewable & Appropriate Energy Lab
RAEL is a decade-old unique multidisciplinary research group that is focused on the systems science of clean and sustainable energy systems. RAEL projects range from small communities struggling to meet energy access needs, to large-scale regional grids. OffGridBox is collaborating with RAEL to establish the perfect mix of productive use appliances to be installed at each of our deployed units.
MIT D-Lab
MIT D-Lab is working with people around the world to develop and advance collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global poverty challenges. We are excited to announce our collaboration to properly recognize and better understand communities in need. Learn more about our desalination pilot in South Africa.
MIT Water Innovation Prize
As the main innovation-focused event of MIT Water Club, the MIT Water Innovation Prize is a startup competition focused on water innovation that awards up to $30K in grants annually to student-led teams from across the country and internationally. Each year, the Prize engages professional mentors from across the water sector/industry to help provide guidance to semi-finalist teams on business plans, technical challenges, and more. Our CEO had the honor to mentor teams in 2017, will also mentor in this year, and is looking forward to future involvements with the MIT Water Club.
MIT EnergyHack
As an industry professional in the Cleantech industry, we are delighted to return as a judge for the 2018 MIT EnergyHack hosted by the MIT Energy Club for the second time. Challenges are presented by companies in the energy industry, and students from a breadth of disciplines come together to develop rapid innovative solutions to solve energy issues our society faces today.