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-*See heliostat prototypes from Leo (leogerst at hotmail dot com):
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-http://www.heliostat.us/howitworks.htm
-*Within 150 feet, 2.5 feet up and 6 foot wide.
-*Home Depot mirror - 36x32" mirror - ended up being 5' wide for an image 115 feet - left to right was 4 feet, 1 foot high image, $40 at Home Depot
-*Flat mirror is less expensive
-*Motors for 8 dollars, so $16 per mirror. PIC, $12 - bootloader on processor, $3 for PIC itself, but $12 with program
-*$1.20 for all-thread
-*$150 controller - but go with OS
-*Proof of concept: gather energy effectively. Make a hotspot.
-*1 ton turbine - 1 ton of water per hour
-*$100 per panel
-*Probably discount at 1000 glass pieces
-*Pole in front in picture is the detector
-*Photo sensors are $1 each, key to the project
-*Shower head screws into PVC
-[[Category:Solar Turbine]]