Solar Flower Blooms In Florida

New solar energy device to be included at FSU science building

Brittany Bedi, July 18, 2017 (WCTV-Tallahassee)

“The Smartflower is a freestanding machine that fans out a series of solar panels and then tilts to follow the sun. Each panel is made of monocrystalline silicon, a material proven to be very productive in higher temperatures…Originally designed in Austria, the Smartflower is the first of its kind available in the United States…Local oceanographer and solar energy enthusiast John Winchester purchased one of the three available units…[to use] as a public and private cooperation between Simpler Solar Systems and Florida State University…” click here for more

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