Solar Backpacks
Relevant, Innovative, Practical Solutions
Blackboard Solar has a number of innovations in the pipeline underpinned by our mobile portable power platform. Solar backpacks are our flagship product. Our Progenitor Series solar backpack is primarily targeted to the corporate branding and promotional products market and the emergency preparedness market. Distributors and corporate customers should contact us directly. Individuals interested in purchasing one of our solar backpacks can find us on Amazon.
Typical specifications include:
- Available colors black and gray
- Solar panel 6.5 watts, 6 volts
- Approximate size 19.7 in x 16 in x 7.9 in (50 cm x 32 cm x 20 cm)
- Approximate volume 7.925 gal (30 liters)
- Capable of charging various 5-volt input devices (e.g., mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras)
- Suitable for various uses such as cycling, camping, hiking, mountaineering, recreational outings, and daily leisure.
The Future of Energy
The Need for Change
Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of and concerned about climate change and its associated problems, which affects not only our generation but future generations as well.
Modern Lifestyles
A significant portion of the climate change is largely driven by the energy production demands required of modern lifestyles.
Challenges
Although concerned about the issue, many people are reluctant to drastically modify their lifestyles to mitigate the problem.
Market Gap
Current green energy solutions are either too expensive or require significant lifestyle changes. This prevents their widespread adoption and minimizes their ability to produce a positive impact.
OUR TEAM
David Wilson
Co-founder, Board of Directors, President & CEO
David M. Wilson is the President and CEO of Blackboard Solar. His professional background includes Trading, Portfolio Management and IT Derivatives Support. He spent time working at Bank America, New York Stock Exchange, Thomson Reuters and various trading firms in Chicago. He enjoys creating solutions or new ideas in spare time. David earned his bachelor of arts (BA) in business administration, management, and operations from MacMurray College and his MBA from National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois.
Jeff Pugh
Co-founder, Board of Directors
Jeffery Pugh is a legal vice president for transactions and digital finance at Goldman Sachs. He is also an attorney by trade and practices transactional law with a focus on startups, corporate finance, and securities. Jeffery is a graduate of both the University of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin Law School.
David Reid
Co-founder, Board of Directors
David Reid is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana and also holds a master’s degree from the University of Chicago. He has a wide and varied professional background, having worked with McDonald's, Quaker Oats, The Michael Jordan Foundation, and two Major League Baseball teams. David is the proud father of one daughter, Addison
Malcolm Townes, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Co-founder; Board Chairman; Head of Strategy and Operations
Malcolm S. Townes earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) from Missouri University of Science and Technology, a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and is Ph.D. in public and social policy from Saint Louis University. His professional experience includes technology transfer and commercialization, project management, product management, and management consulting.