SunSaluter
The SunSaluter is a technology that enables the automatic rotation of solar panels to follow the sun throughout the day to increase their energy generation. The technology was created by Eden Full and is being developed by her company Roseicollis Technologies.
The Roseicollis Technologies website claims that the SunSaluter is cheaper than existing solar panel technologies, and is also simple and flexible. According to the website, the SunSaluter has been deployed in two pilot projects in Kenya and will soon be deployed in Peru and India.[1]
Partners
The work to deploy the technology is being funded by a number of partners including:
- The Thiel Foundation headed by Peter Thiel, which is funding Eden Full through the Thiel Fellowship. The fellowship totals to $100,000 over two years.[2]
- Scotia Bank, which awarded $10,000 to Eden Full for creation of the SunSaluter as its Ecoliving 2011 Student Leader Award.[3]
- The Green Challenge, where the SunSaluter was the runner-up.[4]
- Ashoka Youth Competition,[5] co-sponsored by the Staples Foundation.
A full list of partners is available on the website.[1]
SunSaluter also won Mashable's Startups for Good Challenge, winning $10,000 and a Social Good award from the UN Foundation.[6]
Media coverage
The Sunsaluter has been covered in a number of news sources, such as Forbes[7] and CleanTechnica.[8]
References
- 1 2 "SunSaluter home page".
- ↑ "Eden Full profile". Thiel Fellowship.
- ↑ "SunSaluter: $10,000 Winner of the EcoLiving 2011 Student Leadership Award". Scotia Bank.
- ↑ "Eden Full (runner-up): SunSaluter". Green Challenge.
- ↑ "Ashoka Youth Competition".
- ↑ "SunSaluter Wins "Startups for Good" Challenge". Mashable.
- ↑ "19-Year-Old Vows To Disrupt Solar Industry".
- ↑ "19-Year-Old Winning Awards Left & Right for Her Solar Power Helper, the SunSaluter".