Overview
Legal name
BUFFALOGRID LTD
Region
Unknown
Registered address
Unknown
Insolvency history
No
Company
Active
LTD
Company profile
Buffalogrid Ltd
BuffaloGrid : Mobile Power and Internet For The Next Billion
Life is better on the internet. Our solar-powered technology can make it available to everyone.
CRN
07858813
Founded
2011
Age
14
Company events
Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.
2 events
23 Sep
2024
Liquidation In Administration Progress Report
InsolvencyAM10 | Transaction MzQzNjM3ODA5MGFkaXF6a2N4 | Paper/PDF filed
Published 24 Sep 2024 06:54
24 Nov
2011
Incorporated
InceptionCompany registered at Companies House
Public funding
5 awards
First funded
2014
Funded years
2014, 2017, 2020
Age at first award
2 years
Projects
2020
Collaborative R&D
Lead participant
Buffalito Platform - Amendment 1 Extension for Impact
1 Jan 2020 to 31 Mar 2020
Awarded
£20,249
Total cost £44,997
Awaiting Public Project Summary
2017
Feasibility Studies
Lead participant
VOLT (Validation Of Li-ion repurposing Technology) by BuffaloGrid Limited
1 Dec 2017 to 31 Mar 2018
Awarded
£24,998
Total cost £24,998
*Issue – Worldwide 1.2bn people lack access to the electricity grid. With IUK support, BuffaloGrid (BG) has developed a solar powered Hub providing PAYG electricity, off grid mobile phone charging and wireless internet in developing regions. BG hubs currently contains Li-ion cells spot welded together in caddies. However, battery packs connecting multiple...
2017
Study
Lead participant
Processes for Offgrid Design innovation (POD)- BuffaloGrid Limited
1 Jul 2017 to 31 Mar 2018
Awarded
£66,839
Total cost £95,484
*Challenges - 1.2bn offgrid people lack access to electricity. BuffaloGrid (BG) has developed a solar powered Hub providing PAYG offgrid mobile phone charging and wireless internet. BG has identified an opportunity to provide additional services facilitated by the electricity BG Hubs provide, but is restricted by limited resources, time and budget. *Proje...
2017
Feasibility Studies
Lead participant
REACH (Renewable Energy And Connectivity Hub)
1 Jan 2017 to 31 Mar 2017
Awarded
£21,000
Total cost £30,000
1.2bn people lack access to electricity, essential for development, education and healthcare. Despite plentiful sunlight, solar generates 0.2% of electricity in off-grid regions. Smartphones are an essential tool for development, however 650m off-grid mobile users have restricted access to charging. BuffaloGrid (BG) has developed a solar powered Hub provi...
2014
GRD Development of Prototype
Lead participant
BuffaloGrid Limited
1 Feb 2014 to 31 Jan 2016
Awarded
£190,360
Total cost £423,023
The issue: Globally 1.2bn people have no access to electricity, concentrated mostly in India (400m) and Africa (550m).. UN identifies access to mobile communication as the biggest contributor to economic growth in developing countries as they allow access to education, markets, security and banking. However, benefits of mobile phones to off-grid communiti...
Product types
Collaborative R&D
Feasibility Studies
GRD Development of Prototype
Study