MMMW apparently is using a non-electric method of moving the solar panels to orient with the sun as it progresses across the sky. Their method of adapting the solar panel orientation may be based on solar heated fluid heated and displacing its weight, as it cools again? Did not look-up their patent app (if it is available to public view). If so (the heating fluid for weight displacement as it cools again, say behind a sun shield) sounds like a way too involved method of continuously orienting solar panels in vertical and horizontal modes to sun, for tracking). I may be wrong, but this idea sounds way over-priced for what it achieves.
MMMW seems a one-trick pony show that has not been able to provide much in way of revenues over its lifetime as company.
Normally, solar cell array orientation is accomplished by photocell activated stepper motors or relays geared. Lots of those around and very reliable. You can take two small solar cells . . . put a vertical card between them and when the sun moves . . . a shadow is case on one of the small solar cells and they are wired up such that the one still receiving sun send an EMF that trips a relay and the larger stepper motors or relays move the solar unit util both solar cell EMF are in the sun again and it shuts itself off. One also writes a computer program that adapts for seasonal sun orientation inclination.
MMMW product costs are way high and they have to build them as one-off single units for each customer.
Another pinkie stock company has spent years trying to get going a Fresnel Lens that can grab the sunlight and bend it on to a solar cell as the sun changes orientation as it moves across the sky. More sunlight directed on to a solar cell would increase its eff. Or, another such company is trying to gather atmospheric static electricity (compared to neutral ground charge differential) with a kite with a metallic wire to ground unit. Nothing yet. All three of these stocks are still .pk status.
There might be some research going on to determine if Memory Metal could be used to orient thin film solar cell coating, to bend with the sun as the metal is alternately heated and cooled, which changes its shape by torque forces.
Investors instead should be keeping a careful eye on this new purchase of a company that helps finance SCTY solar leasing. Is there perhaps a 'problem' retail investors are not in on yet? For example, solar cell output diminishs each year of the roof-top solar leased . . . and turns negative value arrangement for the customer? Solar cells 'age' kind of like car batteries. Can one terminate the solar lease then?
And, huge multinationals are not just going to stand by and watch while Mr. Musk continues to eat their revenue lunch. Grid based utilities stand to lose profit to this SCTY roof-top solar leasing and their business is controlling the production of electricity (not you). Leasing products and services is not patent able.
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