Paving Roads With Solar Panels

Platio is paving the way to aesthetic space saving and green power sources.

Paving roads with solar panels.

Tests provide disappointing results. Solar roads fix the grid and crumbling pavement a revolutionary idea that converts existing roadways into a national solar power grid is up for a major cash prize. In effect the paving stones would be electricity generating solar panels. Solar roads have already have been tested in a number of environments.

It would save a lot of money roads would essentially pay for their own construction and maintenance by generating. Last week france s minister of ecology and energy announced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar panels over the next five years with the goal of providing cheap renewable. Our panels contain led lights to create lines and signage without paint. For example solar roadway has the ability to cut greenhouse gases by up to 75.

The idaho couple that created an innovative road surface made of solar panels is back with a prototype and they re looking to indiegogo for additional funding. You would actually be able to smell the difference in the air from the lack of carbon emissions being produced. If all of the roads in the u s. 3 energy from the sun does not produce greenhouse gas emissions like burning fossil fuels does.

This parking lot is paved with. Clean energy production according to scott brusaw we could generate more than three times the energy the u s. Furthermore solar roads won t have the same type of air circulation a roof solar panel would have. They contain heating elements to prevent snow and ice accumulation.

Solar roadways sr is a modular system of specially engineered solar panels that can be walked and driven upon. For businesses for office buildings shopping malls and other commercial buildings the platio solar pavement offers a ready to use solution to harvest additional green energy without reducing valuable exterior surfaces. Uses by paving all the roadways and parking lots in the country with just 15 percent efficient solar cells. Whether there s traffic or not solar panels built into the road will be more susceptible to shading thus reducing their ability to produce power.

Scott brusaw shown above is. Since launching a viral crowdfunding campaign a few years ago for their hexagonal glass solar panels idaho company solar roadways has finally begun a number of test trials on real roads. The company also uses as much recycled materials as possible in their production.