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13-Year-Old Notices Fibonacci Sequence In Tree Branches, Creates Revolutionary Solar Panel Design
• Maximum PCHe had an idea, and tested it by building two solar panel arrays; one in
the typical flat-panel design, and another modeled after the branching
of trees. The results were amazing. The "solar tree" collected 20
percent more electricity, or roughly 2.5 more hours of sunlight, than
the flat-panel array on a typical day. But that's not all: the real
energy savings occurred in the winter months, when the sun hung low in
the sky. Aidan reports that in those circumstances, the solar tree
collected 50 percent more sunlight and energy than traditional
photovoltaic panels!
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