Otherlab

About

Otherlab is a private headquartered in San Francisco, United States specializing in Solar, Energy Storage, Wind.

Otherlab is an independent research and design lab focused on creating new technologies in renewable energy, robotics, manufacturing, and education. The company operates as an internal incubator, nurturing R&D projects through commercialization. In renewable energy, they are developing structurally optimized solar photovoltaic products using corrugated design to reduce weight and cost per watt while increasing annual solar production by 5-10%. They are also developing distributed battery storage technology to move energy storage from centralized home installations to points of load through appliance-integrated batteries. With ARPA-E ATLANTIS Program funding, they are designing advanced wind systems based on compliant materials and energy-generating structural surfaces. Additionally, Otherlab is working on kelp farming technology with ARPA-E MARINER Program support. Over the past decade, they have raised over $70 million in research contracts and spun out 12 companies.