A ‘SmartFlower’ Grows in Chicago: Innovative Solar Design Powers Affordable Housing Complex

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By Olivia RosaneSep 7, 2018, 12:31 pm281 pts
A unique type of flower is growing in a community garden in Chicago's South Side. The SmartFlower is a special type of solar panel array designed to open into the shape of a flower in the morning and generate electricity by following the sun across the sky during the day, like its namesake. Its design makes it…

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