Building off BioLite’s established success at bringing energy everywhere, with their existing SolarHome 620, we researched how to offer more value for our customers.

Rigorous prioritization was essential, through this value engineering exercise, to strike an appropriate balance for out of box performance while maximizing customer accessibility.

Bringing early functioning prototypes into the field, we conducted user research through our rural and semi-urban customer base across Africa, to verify and validate some of our decisions. Not only was this an opportunity to refine our design, but we also studied what future expansions were desired, for potential alternative applications, accessories, etc.

SolarHome 5000 powers 12V appliances, and ships with both a 50W solar panel and a 24” TV.

SolarHome 5000