EGG-energy
EGG-energy links low-income consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa to power producers by setting up a network of “charge & swap” service stations where we swap empty batteries for fully charged ones.
| Startup type: | Competition Entry |
| Status: | Active |
| Stage: | Prototyping |
| Publicity: | Open to speaking to journalists. |
| Funding: | Institutional investor, Self-funded |
| Industries: | Cleantech |
| Location: | Boston, MA |
| Website: | http://www.egg-energy.com |
OUR NEWS
Current status
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Presenting to MIT Sloan SEID members - we hope you can join our effort thinking about franchising strategies in rural Tanzania.1 year ago |
Long ago
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29 September 2010
EGG-energy now has 5 followers!
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18 September 2010
EGG-energy twittered 5 times, here's their latest:
Presenting to MIT Sloan SEID members - we hope you can join our effort thinking about franchising strategies in rural Tanzania. |
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13 August 2009
EGG-energy says: Incorporation almost complete |
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13 August 2009
EGG-energy says: Changed name to EGG-energy! |
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13 August 2009
EGG-energy says: Launch team in Tanzania actively looking for pilot site |
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17 June 2009
EGG-energy says: J-5 for team landing in Tanzania ! |
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12 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Ignite Clean Energy Competition ! |
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12 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech wins an award from the MIT Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/legatum-0611.html |
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05 June 2009
EGG-energy updated their logo |
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05 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech wins MIT IDEAS Competition Yunus Challenge |
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05 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech wins Harvard Business School Business Plan Contest Social Enterprise Track |
THINGS WE NEED
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Looking for logistician with distribution experience in developing country (Africa preferred)
Posted by Blandine Antoine 2 years ago
COMMENTS (0)
Team (8)
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Rhonda Jordan
BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, currently pursuing PhD at MIT.
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Mark Yen
Pursuing BSc in EECS and in Management Science at MIT, and working as Student Consultant at MIT IS&T Computing Help Desk.
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Jamie Yang
Founder of EGG-tech, affiliate of IntAct Labs, PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT (thesis research in Quantum Information), BS w/ double major in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering Computer Science at UC Berkeley
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Blandine Antoine
MIT doctoral student with strong interest in energy and development. Co-founder of a non-profit dedicated to educating lay-people and primary school students on energy and climate change issues. Co-wrote a popularization book on energy technology
