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Sun-in-a-Box

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Sun-in-a-Box aims to provide energy access to off-grid communities, to alleviate energy poverty and improve their access to clean energy. Sun-in-a-Box was developed through a joint partnership between Quantedge Advancement Initiative and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) as an interdisciplinary capstone project undertaken by a team of senior year students. 

To tackle urgent energy access needs of bottom-of-pyramid communities in Southeast Asia, students prototyped an off-grid, modular and scalable solar charging station to power rechargeable and portable battery packs, fitted with a smart battery management system to optimise charging and storage efficiency. This system was designed to minimise implementation cost while retaining high reliability, and took reference from real-world weather conditions in Cambodia.

We are now developing plans to pilot the prototype of Sun-in-a-Box through potential partnerships with non-profit organisations active in the energy access and community-building space. 

​By providing a clean and reliable supply of energy to the most vulnerable communities, we aim to target multiple co-benefits including improved educational, health, and socio-economic outcomes. Sun-in-a-Box supports our mission of transforming lives and empowering communities in Southeast Asia and beyond, through clean energy access as a key lever of social change.
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  • Home
  • WHO WE ARE
    • About Quantedge Foundation
    • Our Team
    • Governance & Policies
  • What We Do
    • Overview
    • In Singapore >
      • The Early Years (0-6y) >
        • Circle of Care
      • The Growing Years (7-16y) >
        • Raffles Scholarship Series
        • Tak Takut Kids Club
        • =DREAMS
        • Past Programmes Supported >
          • Gaining STEAM! Programme
          • Infinity Programme
          • Keeping Learning Alive
          • Integrated Care Programme
          • Study Buddy @ Marsiling ComLink
      • The Blossoming Years (17-25y) >
        • University Access
        • NUS Bursary Funds
      • The Community >
        • Impact Bridging Funding ​for Employment Support Programme
        • Storytellers Initiative
        • Past Programmes Supported >
          • NCSS-Supported Pilot Initiatives
          • 15Shorts
          • UNTEACHABLE
    • Internationally >
      • Global Health and Development >
        • COVAX
        • Sun-in-a-Box
        • The Accelerate Collective by UBS Optimus Foundation
        • Stunting Centre of Excellence by 1000 Days Fund
        • Regional Early Childhood Development Research
        • Healthcare Pooled Fund by AVPN
      • Climate Change >
        • NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions
        • The APC Climate Collective
        • The Climate Collective by UBS Optimus Foundation
        • Garden To Forest Programme by Health In Harmony
        • Landscape Monitoring Initiative by WRI Indonesia
        • Southeast Asia Framework for Ocean Action in Mitigation by Climateworks Centre
      • Scholarships >
        • UC Berkeley Quantedge Presidential Chair in Economics
        • Penn Quantedge Scholarship
        • CDS Scholars Fund
        • University of Cambridge
  • Voices
  • Publications & Newsroom
  • Contact Us