Backup By BioLite: Home Energy Backup Made Easy & Affordable

A project in Brooklyn, NY by BioLite
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Keep your family running through a blackout with automatic home backup you install yourself in under 30 minutes. Ready for any room.
Backers: 475
Average Daily Pledges: $30,861
Average Pledge Per Backer: $1559

Funding: $740,663 of $100,000
Dates: Sep 17th -> Oct 18th (32 days)
Project By: BioLite
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Latest News

Forgotten Spaces & The Science Behind a Skinny Battery

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
“So…. it’s just a giant skinny battery?” Yes. Yes it is. And turns out, it takes a lot of engineering to make that happen. Side view of installed Backup measuring 2.8" deep WITH the bracket When we set out to make Backup we knew we wanted to... (Read More)

A Techie, a DIY Dad, and a Cabin Renovator walk into a kitchen...

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
So... maybe you want to hear about Backup from someone other than BioLite?  Meet Shane, Kyle, and Joanna. Shane is a tech reviewer with years of experience across popular household devices. Kyle is a dad who has built a career on making DIY home... (Read More)

BioLite CEO Jonathan Cedar Answers Your Qs about Backup By BioLite (including the awkward ones)

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We sat down with our founder and CEO Jonathan Cedar to get the story behind Backup and answer questions and comments that have been bubbling up on the boards. Want to jump around? Check out key time stamps below: 00:00 Intro & BioLite history ... (Read More)

Safety Tour at BioLite HQ | 🎥 Watch Video

September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Safety touches every layer of our product development process for Backup by BioLite. In the video above our VP of Product Management Ryan Gist takes you through BioLite HQ to highlight some of the key steps we take to ensure a durable, reliable, and... (Read More)

Come See Backup (and BioLite) at the Climate Science Fair this weekend!

September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Goal hit in first six hours and already at 350% in our first three days 🤯 thank you. We are so grateful for your support, your questions, and for spreading the word about this project.  Come See Backup at the Climate Science Fair This... (Read More)

BioLite's 60-hour backup powers off-grid photo studios

September 19th - via: camerajabber.com
At present we’re all trying to become a little more eco-friendly so it makes sense to try to run as much as you can off-grid and if you have a home photo studio, that could be the perfect place to get started. BioLite’s, who are known for their outdoor camping equipment and power generators, has just announced an all new Backup system, designed for the home and also a perfect fit for anyone looking for an off-grid solution for their photo studio, with the system able to provide up to 60 hours of power. (Read More)

BioLite launches home backup battery you can install yourself

September 19th - via: electrek.co
Depending on where you live in the US, electrical outages can be anything from a rare occurrence to near certainty. While some only last a few minutes or hours, longer ones can end up spoiling everything in your fridge and lead to an uncomfortable day or two with no air-conditioning or fans. Backup by BioLite is a new home backup battery launched by electronics company BioLite that makes it easy to install your own redundancy before the next storm or power outage. (Read More)

Backup by BioLite is a beefy emergency battery for your big appliances

September 18th - via: theverge.com
Instead of wiring into a home’s breaker box, the Backup by BioLite home backup power solution relies on thin battery panels that can fit behind appliances to keep them running for days at a time. It’s built around two 1.5kWh lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, or LFP) batteries, the Backup Core and Backup Extend. Like any uninterruptible power supply, the Backup Core keeps itself perpetually charged from a wall outlet while power is available, then switches to keep whatever’s plugged into it running during a power outage. (Read More)

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