The Blooming Sunflower Solar Panel

However it doesn t look like the solar panels you might be used to.

The blooming sunflower solar panel.

In addition every day at sunset smartflower will automatically fold up and clean itself to maintain peak solar utilization. They bloom in the daytime to get as much solar energy as possible. Because the smartflower is always at an optimal angle to the sun it can generate up to 40 percent more energy production than traditional solar. These petals are moveable and retract at night when the sun has set and then open up again when the sun rises.

A smartflower in pahoa village hawaii. Smartflower the smartest sunflower solar panel that collects energy from the sun. Smartflower uses advanced robotics and automation to intelligently track the sun making up to 40 more energy than traditional stationary solar panels. The smartflower actually looks like a flower with the solar panels as the petals.

During high winds the petals will retract to protect itself and they re angled to self clean as well. The smartflower solar flower is an all in one ground mounted solar system with a tracker that follows the sun. 6 000 kwh per year thus nearly fulfilling the complete average electricity requirement of a household in hawaii. Thanks to the extraordinary construction.

The smartflower solar module is a unique ground mounted solar panel system that includes a sun tracker as well as a number of other high tech features. Smartflower is the innovative sculptural solar flower with advanced photovoltaic solar panels that open and close to cleaning itself for maximum efficiency. Power for an entire household thanks to its extraordinary construction and the perfectly synchronized components the system delivers on an average approx. Instead we have answered them with smartflower pop the world s first all in one solar system.