Engineered Solar Products

PowerFilm panels are ideal for bug-out bags and other outdoor activities due to their being exceptionally portable, lightweight, durable, and efficient. Their flexibility makes for a variety of possibilities in terms of how they can be set up, throw it on a tent, hang it from a tree, backpack, or just roll it out on the ground. Most monocrystalline panels I've seen are too heavy to be thrown over shelter setups like tents or too awkward or inefficient in variable light conditions to be effectively mounted to a backpack when mobile. PowerFilm quality is second to none and supports American workers.

My husband and I returned from a remote region in Alaska yesterday afternoon, after 39 days in the backcountry. Your PowerFilm product was a superstar and totally outperformed the Goal Zero solar panel. We had a stretch of 10 days in a row of rain, and our Yeti charger was completely depleted. The PowerFilm solar panel was able to grab whatever tiny bits of light made it through the heavy cloud cover every day and give enough power to the Yeti -- albeit sometimes only 20%, but we were thrilled to have anything! -- that we could recharge the electronics essential for our work.

I used the PowerFilm 21 Watt Rollable Solar Panel (R-21) in my 2015-16 expedition, in which I attempted to ski solo and unsupported from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. I used the rollable panel to charge various electronics – satellite phones and trackers, iPods, and other batteries – that were critical to my survival while alone on the Antarctic ice for over 35 days. Conditions were predictably brutal, with temperatures colder than negative 20° F, extreme winds, and regular whiteouts, making survival challenging. The panel performed magnificently despite the extreme conditions, providing a charge even in dense whiteouts. Before the expedition, I spent countless hours researching the best lightweight solar panel solution for my expedition and selected PowerFilm's product. I’m glad I did – the panel proved itself time and again. Having used solar panels on numerous expeditions, including a summit of Mt. Everest and a world record crossing of the Indian Ocean by rowboat, I can say that PowerFilm is best in class!