# Renovagen launches crowdfunding bid to fund solar power systems for disaster relief operations

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/11/09/renovagen-launches-crowdfunding-bid-fund-solar-power-systems-disaster-relief-operations/
- Published: 2018-11-09T09:00:52+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Renovagen has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund its portable solar power 
systems, which will be donated or loaned free-of-charge to disaster relief and humanitarian
charities and NGOs.**

According to [Renovagen](http://www.renovagen.com/), the self-sustaining renewable
energy systems can be moved by hand and quickly deployed, reducing dependency on
fuel supplies for power provision.

Called FAST FOLD, the system consists of an Energy Hub with AC power output and 
up to 10kWh of energy storage housed in a “peli case” for outdoor use, plus flexible
folding solar photovoltaic mats of up to 1.6kWp each in capacity It provides enough
power for communications, medical equipment, lighting, water purification, laptop
computers, mobile device charging and other essential equipment used by disaster
relief personnel.

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The system has been developed at Renovagen’s facility in Milton Keynes where units
are also being assembled for initial orders from non-governmental and governmental
organisations, charity and rural electrification projects. Renovagen previously 
developed the larger RAPID ROLL portable solar power system with a solar field that
unrolls like a carpet and was successful in equity crowdfunding, raising £262,000
in 2014 and £985,000 in 2016 to support the development of these products.

The [Indiegogo](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fast-fold-solar-power-for-disaster-relief#/)
campaign, with an initial target of $50,000, aims to galvanise public support for
the use of smarter and more effective technology in disaster relief and humanitarian
operations.

John Hingley, Managing Director of Renovagen said:

> “8.7 million displaced people currently live in temporary camps, and 80% of them
> don’t have access to electricity. Up to 200 natural disasters affect 160 million
> people worldwide every year and the majority of these involve power outages of
> some degree. We want to help address many of the problems encountered in running
> essential equipment in areas without access to fuel for generators or electricity–
> which in many cases can be life-saving”.

A number of NGO and charity organisations including [Médecins Sans Frontières ](https://www.msf.org.uk/)
and The Halo Trust, listed on the Indiegogo campaign, have indicated their interest
in the FAST FOLD equipment.

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