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:

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]

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