Who has not one day urgently looked for an electrical outlet at a conference or at their own company, before the computer screen was permanently turned off due to a lack of power? Three young engineers have found the solution to making all nomadic workers energy self-sufficient, by developing small portable batteries that employers or event organizers can provide for them, while also making them safer to use.
Led by its founders, Maxime Cousin, Enrique Garcia Bourne and Idriss Sisaïd, O’Sol was created in 2016 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) after a competition to transfer space technologies applied to terrestrial activities. Maxime Cousin says: “The idea of a mobile phone battery came up at CES in Las Vegas, at a time when there was no electrical outlet. We told ourselves that the power access problem didn’t just arise Abroad but also internalEspecially at trade fairs.
Outside the events segment, the young team in June 2020 found mixed office developers interested in the project. “We contacted the ergonomics managers and several professionals who were very responsive and allowed us to add functionality to the product,” Maxim adds.
Battery life up to 20 hours
How it works ? “You just have to put the O’Sol Base where you want it and plug it into an outlet,” the O’Sol team explains. Then dashboard (Editor’s note: Dashboard) It will guide you to connect it. You can configure your options for use, monitoring, and authentication. “
Ten mobile batteries are installed on this base. To unlock one, an employee must use their company’s badge or go through an app. It can then connect up to three devices to this box, which has USB-A, USB-C and Qi Wireless outputs, a built-in USB-C cable, a 220V AC outlet, etc. or work independently for up to 20 hours with your computer.
The mobile phone battery – manufactured and assembled in France – was distributed via office developers, to early O’Sol clients including Tétris, Orange, SNCF, Gecina and Thales Alenia Space as well as a large school and university. Depending on the offers, the kit is available for rental (or rental) from 200 to 500 euros per month.
