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Inspired by passion for adventure, respect for the planet and a humanitarian heart. We may be a bit irreverent most days but we take our work and play seriously and are proud to provide the most innovative portable solar products on the market.
"IF NOT US, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?" Goal Zero founder Robert Workman started the TIFIE Humanitarian (Teaching Individuals and Families Independence through Enterprise) after visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and witnessing first-hand the need for helping people out of poverty. His revelation? Teach villagers how to run a sustainable business in their communities and empower them to lift themselves out of poverty.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO The first versions of Goal Zero solar and power products—originally called the GoBe—are deployed to rural African communities that have never had power. First tested in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the solar power pack consisted of a battery, solar panel, and LED light. This simple system brought light, safety and economic empowerment to villagers.
A NEW BEGINNING Goal Zero launches as a business. Our mission is to empower people by putting a reliable source of power in the hands of every human being. We are founded on an ethos of Zero Apathy, Zero Boundaries, Zero Regrets.
THE EXTREME RANGER 350 IS BORN Goal Zero launches the Extreme Ranger 350. The Extreme Ranger features a bolt-on AC inverter and utilizes lead-acid battery technology.
INNOVATIONS IN PORTABLE SOLAR AND LIGHT With the introduction of ultra-portable, rugged Nomad solar panels, we help people power up their devices from the sun wherever they go. Goal Zero also brings to market two new fully rechargeable, multi-functional lights with the Torch 250 and Lighthouse 400.
YETI 1250 WINS CES INNOVATION AWARD Demand for a bigger portable power solution rises and we launch the Goal Zero Yeti 1250 in response. Within a day and a half we are completely sold out. The same year, Yeti wins the CES Innovation Award in Portable Power.
THE YETI LINE GROWS AND GROWS Goal Zero designers and engineers recreate the Escape and Extreme using the Yeti 1250 formula and launch them as the Yeti 150 and Yeti 400.
GOAL ZERO BEGINS NEW PHASE WITH ACQUISTION BY NRG ENERGY "Our mission is to put reliable power in the hands of every human on earth. Being part of NRG, a company that is similarly aligned, allows us to reach this goal in a much more powerful way. We exist to do good, to empower people everywhere," said Robert Workman, CEO and founder of Goal Zero.
KUSHEA, GHANA & MOSHI, TANZANIA COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT Goal Zero partners and TIFIE Humanitarian travel to the village of Kushea with solar power to establish a technology center that will provide students and villages access to a better, brighter future. The team also joins forces with Dell, Human Outreach Project, and Goal Zero ambassador Mike Libecki to power an orphanage in Moshi, Tanzania
KHUMBU, NEPAL COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT A group of Goal Zero Employees, Nepalese Sherpas, and Goal Zero Ambassadors Mike and Lilliana Libecki, accompanied representatives of Human Outreach Project to Nepal’s famed Khumbu Valley to distribute solar equipment, Dell Computers, a divvy water filtration system, and gifts to monasteries, schools and medical clinics to support post-earthquake community improvements.
PARTNERS FOR DISASTER RELIEF Beginning in September, a series of catastrophic natural disasters struck many communities across the globe. With the help of generous partners, we travel again to the community in Kushea with more solar power, then to Pashpa to enable the first computer lab for a powerless rural community, and close the year partnering with NRG to deploy more than $1M of donated product to Texas and Puerto Rico on the heels of devastating hurricanes.
GASTAL, INDIA COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT Goal Zero teams up again with athletes Mike and Lilliana Libecki, Dell, and the Joyineering Fund to travel to India and bring solar power to an orphanage that has never had power.
INTRODUCING THE YETI LINK AND YETI TANK With a rise in demand for reliable, smart home backup systems, Goal Zero innovates a solution for customizing and expanding home energy storage capacities. Using industry-leading technology, the Yeti Link connects a Yeti Lithium battery to Yeti Tank lead-acid batteries.
INTRODUCING THE YETI LINK AND YETI TANK With a rise in demand for reliable, smart home backup systems, Goal Zero innovates a solution for customizing and expanding home energy storage capacities. Using industry-leading technology, the Yeti Link connects a Yeti Lithium battery to Yeti Tank lead-acid batteries.