Greetings BEST Society,

	Eden Full dropped out of her studies at Princeton, but for a good 
reason: to begin implementing her novel solar-tracking PV panel.  The 
SunSaluter is a solar panel that rotates to follow the trajectory of the 
sun without the assistance of any electricity.  This is accomplished 
with a fairly simple water counterbalance system.  Water is hung on one 
side of the solar panel via large soda bottles.  The inverted bottles 
drip their contents slowly through a filter, both purifying the water 
and tilting the panel at a consistent rate.

	Full claims that the tracking mechanism of her SunSaluter improves 
energy capture efficiency up to 40%.  She says that it only takes 10 
minutes to prepare a SunSaluter each day.  It is important that this 
system is simple, so that the locals can maintain it long after Full and 
her team have left.

	While the internet buzz regarding Full’s work has died down, the 
project’s progress can be viewed on the SunSaluter Facebook page.  Her 
team is currently working in India, where they are utilizing local 
engineering students to help implement the SunSaluter in cities and 
countrysides.  Meanwhile, Full herself has resumed studying at 
Princeton.


“Gravity Squeezes 40% More Power From These Solar Panels” – 
Lauren Drell – Mashable – December 02, 2013
http://mashable.com/2013/12/02/sunsaluter-video/

SunSaluter Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/SunSaluter

SunSaluter website
http://www.sunsaluter.com/


Cheers,
Alec Spaulding
Haiti