Solar Energy

eSolar Engineers Say Happy Birthday With Solar Mirrors

Published

December 6, 2008

In what may be the coolest birthday dedication ever, eSolar engineers programmed solar mirrors to spell out happy birthday for their CEO, Bill Gross. If anyone else wants to give it a go, my birthday is in February.

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Written By Ariel Schwartz

was formerly the editor of CleanTechnica and is a senior editor at Co.Exist. She has contributed to SF Weekly, Popular Science, Inhabitat, Greenbiz, NBC Bay Area, GOOD Magazine, and more. A graduate of Vassar College, she has previously worked in publishing, organic farming, documentary film, and newspaper journalism. Her interests include permaculture, hiking, skiing, music, relocalization, and cob (the building material). She currently resides in San Francisco, CA.