Leo Gerst

• See heliostat prototypes:

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