JuiceBox 2.0
light, Power, & Communication access for people transitioning out of homelessness.
The Need
An increasing number of Portlanders transitioning out of homelessness live in off-grid “tiny house” villages. These communities generally lack light, electricity, water and heat.
The Product
JuiceBox 2.0 provides light and electricity, enabling houseless users to power computers and cell phones to contact emergency services, find employment, and engage in their communities.
Solar PowerED
JuiceBox 2.0 uses one high-efficiency, high-output 100W polycrystalline solar panels from Grape Solar in Eugene, Oregon to charge its built-in 18 Ah battery. Even on the rainiest of winter days, JuiceBox is capable of providing up to 12 hours of light from its on-board LED.
Student Created
JuiceBox 2.0 was created by Solomon Olshin and Anjali Haripriyan in 2016 while both were high school sophomores, and was developed within the Catlin Gabel Robotics Team’s InvenTeam division.
Community Manufacturing Model
Shine has produced 120 JuiceBox 2.0s since January 2017. Many of these JuiceBoxes were built by houseless Portlanders. Others have been built by employee volunteers at our corporate sponsors, including eBay, Autodesk, and others. We have also received funding from Lexus and Scholastic.