# A solar energy system that tracks the sun

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2003
- Speaker: Bill Gross
- Year: 2003
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gross_a_solar_energy_system_that_tracks_the_sun)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, talks about his life as an inventor, starting with his high-school company selling solar energy plans and kits. Learn here about a groundbreaking system for solar cells -- and some questions we haven't yet solved.

## Lectures

1. [A solar energy system that tracks the sun](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/bill_gross_a_solar_energy_system_that_tracks_the_sun/c3f76746b52d), 20 min (TED's player)