IoT Solar Tracker · Garching, Bayern

Know before you go solar.

Sunshine measures exactly how much sun energy your specific location receives — so you can decide with real data, not guesswork.

€400 raised of €28,400 goal · Live fundraiser
☀ Sunshine Device · Live Reading*
4.7 kWh
Daily solar yield potential · your roof
6.2h
Peak sun hours
87%
Placement score
€1,840
Est. annual saving
4.1 yr
Payback period
Tracking · Updated 2 min ago*
* - exempliary data. Not actual life-stream

Solar is everywhere.
Data is not.

Most homeowners who skip solar aren't wrong to hesitate. They're just missing the one thing they need to decide.

~40%
of households consider solar but never install
€8–20k
average solar installation cost per household
No tool
exists to test your exact location before committing
Real data
changes a guess into a confident, informed decision

Solar panels are a significant investment. Before committing thousands of euros, you deserve to know if they'll actually work at your location — accounting for your roof angle, local shading, regional weather patterns, and seasonal variation.

Generic online calculators use regional averages. Sunshine measures your specific spot. That's the difference between a rough estimate and a decision you can trust.

The same technology works for agriculture — identifying ideal conditions for sun-dependent crops or optimising greenhouse placement with the same precision.

Three steps to a confident decision.

Sunshine is fully autonomous. Place it, let it run, and get the data you need to decide.

1

Place the device

Mount Sunshine at your target location — rooftop, garden, field. No configuration needed. It begins tracking immediately.

2

Let it measure

Over days or weeks, Sunshine records irradiance, peak sun hours, shading events, and local weather interactions — all specific to your exact spot.

3

Get your answer

Receive a clear readout: your solar yield potential, estimated savings, and payback period. Real data. No guesswork.

Three milestones to market.

Every euro goes directly toward a specific, scheduled goal. The prototype is built — now it needs to become a product.

€400 raised
of €28,400 goal · Planned 10 August 2026
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Milestone 1
€8,400

Hardware Prototyping

Final hardware build and stress-testing. Moving from proof-of-concept to a reliable, repeatable prototype.

📅 Planned: 15 May 2026
Milestone 2
€13,000

EU Certification

Obtaining the regulatory certification required to legally sell the device in Europe. Non-negotiable for market entry.

📅 Planned: 16 June 2026
Milestone 3
€7,000

Manufacturing Setup

Setting up the initial production run — tooling, components, assembly. First units ready to ship.

📅 Planned: 10 August 2026

Built, graded, and backed.

Sunshine didn't start as a business idea. It started as an engineering problem — and it's been validated at every step.

Top graduation grade

Sunshine was built as a school graduation project and received the best grade awarded in years — independently evaluated on engineering merit.

TUM startup consultancy

The project is actively guided by TUM's startup consultancy — one of Europe's leading technical universities — on the path to market.

Working prototype

This isn't a concept. A working version of Sunshine already exists and has been tested. The fundraiser funds the path from prototype to product.

Help turn a prototype into a product.

Every contribution brings Sunshine one step closer to the shelf — and helps the next homeowner make a decision they can trust.

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