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Utility-scale solar device shines in home lighting application
Written by: Amanda H. Miller Created: Wed. Apr 18, 2012
Until recently, heliostats were only massive mirrors on motors used for large-scale concentrated solar power installations.
Massachusetts-based Wikoda changed that when it launched its home heliostat this winter. The start-up is selling small heliostats that homeowners can place in their yards to reflect high concentrations of solar light into their houses. The idea is to save turning on lights and to get the benefits of bright natural light without having to cut a hole in the roof of a home to install solar tubes, said Wikoda spokesman John Koger.
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