THE PROBLEM

What the day looks like

After a hurricane, the Gulf Coast can lose power and water for days or weeks. Roads flood, boil notices go up and generators need fuel that is hard to find.

Humid coastal air holds plenty of water. A unit that makes water from that air and power from the sun keeps going when supply trucks can't.

HOW RALLY POINT HELPS

Water, power and shelter

Featured product: Squad Rally Point

WATER

Water

Rated up to 38 L a day*, with 150 L stored (design capacity) and treatment designed to EPA primary standards.

POWER

Power

800 W of solar and 10.24 kWh of LiFePO4 battery storage charge phones and radios once the skies clear.

SHELTER AND AID

Shelter and aid

A sealed bay holds first-aid supplies, and the shelter kit gives cover from sun and rain while the cleanup starts.

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications

Satellite internet ready, for updates and requests for help while cell towers are down.

Power in cloud and wind: a wind generator pole charges at night and in overcast weather.

Add-on modules: O12 Wind generator pole (MSRP $4,200)

More water: a surface-water intake refills the tanks from clear fresh water through the full filter train.

Add-on modules: O6 Surface-water intake (MSRP $1,300)

LABELED SPECS

Labeled specifications

Figures below are rated values, design capacities and design estimates for the first production run, and may vary with conditions. Prototype testing replaces each one with measured data.

ITEMSQUAD RALLY POINTSTATUS
Water from airRated up to 38 L/day*[RATED]
Stored water150 L (design capacity): a 50 L bladder in the body plus two 50 L bladders on the standard water skid[RATED]
TreatmentSediment, carbon, UV-C and remineralization, designed to EPA primary standards (pending test)[RATED]
Solar800 W base solar on fold-out wings. The O3 solar wing array adds panels rated at 3 kW[RATED]
BatteryTwo 48 V LiFePO4 batteries, 10.24 kWh nominal[RATED]
CrewDesigned for a crew of 9[RATED]
CommsSatellite internet ready, satellite messaging, 406 MHz beacon[RATED]
Size and weightAbout 1.2 x 1.1 x 1.2 m stowed. About 416 kg dry and about 566 kg with 150 L of water (design estimates, without O3)[ESTIMATE]
SetupAbout 15 minutes[RATED]
DeliveryTruck, trailer or helicopter sling[RATED]
UpkeepRuns unattended. One service visit a year[RATED]

* Rated water output is at 80 F and 60% humidity with full power from AC or the optional O3 solar wing array (3 kW). Output varies with air temperature and humidity.

DEPLOYMENT SCENARIO

How a deployment runs

  1. Before landfall

    Units are staged full and charged at a shelter, fire station or church inland of the surge zone.

  2. Morning after

    Roll them to the hardest-hit streets and open the wings.

  3. Recovery

    They keep making water and power on sun while crews restore the grid.

CONTACT

Bring Rally Point to your site

We are shaping Rally Point with the people who will use it. If you run a site like this one, we would like to hear what it needs.

For pricing, orders, dealer questions and POs, email [email protected] or send a quote request with the units and modules you want.

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MORE USE CASES
* Rated water output is at 80 F and 60% humidity with full power from AC or the optional O3 solar wing array (3 kW). Output varies with air temperature and humidity.
Specifications are rated values and design estimates and may vary with conditions. Patent pending (U.S. Provisional Application 64/176,776). Rally Point is taking pre-orders. Images are concept renders. Add-on prices are MSRP in U.S. dollars for planning and may change. Settings describe use cases only and imply no relationship, customer, partnership or endorsement. Bart Womack, Founder & President, YoYodyne Industries, Inc., Houston, Texas.