Parabolas in the Sun

And here's what they look like...
We tried to start the system the other day, but we ran out of fuel....ahhhh, I mean sun. Just as we were priming the pumps and getting all the pieces ready for the turbine to start, the clouds came in and ruined our test (a reminder of the limitations of our system: no sun, no heat, no electricity). So we took one last team picture and packed up for the day.
The sad part is that the team had to split before getting a chance to see the system running. Matt, Amy, Libby and Headley left for the South Africa on Thursday afternoon leaving myself, Sam and Bryan behind to pick up the pieces and figure out what to do with this thing. With school starting I won't be able to spend as much time on it. But there is hope! An MIT class (G-lab) is taking interest in our project and will work with us to devleop a business plan for the recently incorporated non-profit. More on that later...