Remote areas of sub-Saharan Africa often lack clean water, electricity and medical care. ‘S Mile Solutions (Pty) Ltd’, a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institutes for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST and for Solar Energy Systems ISE, offers intelligent, off-grid infrastructure solutions. Based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, these solutions are mounted on commercially available pick-up trucks to provide companies and institutions with access to rural areas.