Solar Roadways

[SouthernSounds]

Hello folks,

Some people could think that this is somewhat related to Tesla cars and the zombie apocalypse, but maybe not. Maybe, the future of our planet is in initiatives like this.

http://elitedaily.com/news/technolo...oadways-worth-funding-video-will-help/604220/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwHtWSFmV1Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTc26NJfJN0

All the best,
B.

 

[JohnW63]

Asphalt is very cheap and easy to replace or fix. The cost of getting the power generated to anywhere will be prohibitive. The sides of all the roads would need to have power lines run to inverters and then into the grid some how. The further you need to run that wire the less electricity will be left. And it big snow storms, just how long would they last under snow plows. If they truly CAN some how keep themselves warm enough, no matter how cold and wet it gets, then they wouldn't be sending electricity to the grid. The first video thought about using it as basketball courts, but no player wants to play on a bumpy surface, and all the shots showed LOTS of uneven textures.

It's certainly an interesting concept, and I would predict it being used for lots of stationary places, but to be used as the road surface seem very , very, far fetched. Besides, if they work well, how do you keep people from STEALING the modules ?

 

[SouthernSounds]

John,

I have no knowledge about electricity, broadly speaking, so I can not comment about that. However Mr. Brusaw (one of the founders of Solar Roadways), is an electric engineer and so, I would assume he knows what he is doing and has considered what are you saying.

And it big snow storms, just how long would they last under snow plows.

On one of the videos, they say the panels would use some sort of device that melt the snow and you then you would not have to use snow plows.

(...) how do you keep people from STEALING the modules ?

That's a great question...

All the best,
B.