Boston boasts a bevy of technological hotspots. From the Innovation District in Southie’s Seaport to Dudley Square in Roxbury, the number of innovative cites within city limits is perpetually expanding. One of those innovative areas, though, is arguably the most subtle in this respect, yet is more exposed to Bostonians than all of them. On Tuesday morning, it was announced that the Rose Kennedy Greenway will play host to new solar powered charging stations for mobile devices called Street Charge.

Charging stations nestled throughout the Greenway are hardly new. MIT’s Media Lab introduced the seat-e, a charging station and outdoor furniture hybrid, to the urban park back in 2013. Sol Power LLC out of Somerville’s Greentown Labs is also tweaking a solar charging station design, one that could sit fittingly on the Greenway next to seat-e and Street Charge.

But seat-e is less convenient than Street Charge in that it can only charge one or two devices at a time. Sol Power can charge multiple, but they’re looking to set up shop in a warmer climate. The Greenway, therefore, is ripe for Street Charge’s taking.

BostInno spoke with Chris Abbruzzese, Street Charge’s director of sales and marketing, to find out what exactly Street Charge has in store for the Greenway and what it means for both the company, and Boston at large.

Launching on the Greenway is a collaborative effort with popular local apparel company Life is Good. Abbruzzese told BostInno that the tandem began when Life is Good hosted a charitable event last fall. In need of an efficient way for attendees to power up, they hired Street Charge to fill out the venue with three charging stations.

The rest, as they say, is history.

“Life is Good brought us in to their event last year in September for a weekend, donating 10 percent of profits to a kids foundation,” Abbruzzese began. They raised over $10 million. They then purchased three charging stations and put them around the event. We then thought this would be awesome for Boston so we initiated a contract for the Greenway.”

Street Charge first deployed their stations in Boston and now have units up in Dewey Square, at Rowes Wharf and by the Greenway Carousel. Since launching, they’ve set up stations all over the world, in cities like New York where they first piloted their product, Amsterdam and Dubai. They’ve tallied 25 total countries and show no sign of slowing down.

After all, Abbruzzese continues, wherever people go they need a power source for their device. No matter what.

“People away from home, by a bus shelter, at a taxi stand, whether a resident or tourist, need to charge their phone,” he added.

Already the company is entertaining queries from universities, music festivals and other open public spaces. When people congregate in today’s digital age, they need power. Abbruzzese likens the stations’ ubiquity to that of an old pay phone (remember those?). Quite simply, it’s a utility and people need it.

In a dense urban community like Boston, in a park that’s already seen its fair share of charging station renderings, companies hoping to disrupt the system need an edge to separate them from competitors while simultaneously cornering the market. For Street Charge, that edge comes in the form of design, convenience.

One of those innovative areas, though, is arguably the most subtle in this respect, yet is more exposed to Bostonians than all of them.

To achieve the most engaging design, Street Charge partnered with an industrial designer out of Brooklyn.

“Ours is an iconic design,” opines Abbruzzese. “We try to make sure it can fit into either a built or natural environment. We’re trying to do something that can be incorporated in private and public places and doesn’t look like its a solar panel stuck on a roof. It’s beautiful to look at and inviting to try.”

Armed with a killer design, Street Charge has no shortage of energy. Such a surplus adds to Street Charge’s convenience in that they can deploy a station virtually anywhere. There’s no hardwiring and people will always need the power. But they need other amenities as well and Street Charge is putting consumer feedback to good use. They’re now working on a locking mechanism, wi-fi access, ambient lighting and even security cameras. By adding these features, Street Charge opens up a wealth of innovative possibilities to include items they haven’t even thought of yet.

While Street Charge continues to take the world by storm, Abbruzzese understands the potential growth opportunities afforded by Boston. It’s also a sentimental city for personal reasons.

“My first thought was, I want to put this in Boston,” Abbruzzese reminisces. “I started pursuing Kendall Square. At the same time, Life is Good said lets deploy on the Greenway.  Cambridge and Boston, they’re walkable, there are tourists, there’s good foot traffic, and there are people trying to reclaim urban spaces. And it’s my home city.”