FOOTPRINT PROJECT BLOG

From relief to resilience

IMPACT

We’ve deployed 250+ kW of mobile solar

and 700+ kWh of mobile battery storage

to 25+ disaster response and recovery missions,

providing emergency clean power access to 50,000+ people.

IN THE FIELD


What's Happening in Puerto Rico?
Disaster Response William Heegaard Disaster Response William Heegaard

What's Happening in Puerto Rico?

Severe weather forecasts indicate a brutal 2020. The U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted 13-19 named storms, the majority of which will become hurricanes before reaching landfall*. As resources are already stretched thin in response to COVID-19 and the economic fall-out, first responders are concerned about what this means for disaster relief in places that are still recovering from past environmental emergencies. Recovery has been especially difficult on the islands of Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico Earthquake Deployment
Disaster Response William Heegaard Disaster Response William Heegaard

Puerto Rico Earthquake Deployment

In early January, a swarm of earthquakes began striking off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, crippling centralized power production and leaving thousands displaced from their homes. Footprint Project’s responders were some of the first volunteers to begin relief efforts.

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