Solar Freakin' Roadways!!!
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What a brilliant idea… seriously. Can you imagine the efforts the oil companies would go to ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$) to ensure it would never materialize?
What do you imagine they fill the potholes with?
Watch... it addresses all the questions you might have.
A solution to so many issues-- "they" will never let it happen.
Apparently, it's met its crowdfunding goal already.
It's really exciting. That's the optimist in me. The realist says it also seems too good to be true, and you know what they say about that.
It's really exciting. That's the optimist in me. The realist says it also seems too good to be true, and you know what they say about that.
Throw away billions in taxpayer money on it?
"If it's too good to be true, it probably is."
If it can live up to the hype, great. Give it to Underwriters Laboratories and have them pound on it. If it gets through that, do a limited project and see how it holds up.
If it works as trumpeted, it's too good not to develop. But to produce this infrastructure for every paved place in the country? This ain't billions. It's trillions. And yeah, maybe it would pay for itself by being the electric grid all on its own, by keeping streets clear of snow and ice, by job creation, by increased safety on the roadway, and the aesthetic elements. But even if it works as advertised, in order to pay for itself, there's a huge up-front investment. Huge. Grasp may exceed reach, even if it does delivered as
The roads are made out of segments like a puzzle. Damaged or dead "cells" can be removed and replaced.
Well if it costs money, forget it! We need that to line the graves of our ancestors dammit!
If they prove worthy of trying they should be started in northern states. It seems to me one of the primary bennies would be keeping snow and ice under control.
I’m rather impressed they got $1.4 million in funding to hire a couple of engineers... Just a tad short of the $56 trillion required. I might have missed it, but how is the power stored, and how are the roadway panels kept clean?
Did you watch the video? It's very interesting.
Yes I did. Parts are very interesting (So is cold fusion). I recall they talked about wires and water runoff, but not how the power is to be stored, or how the panels will be kept clean, and we know solar panels don't work being dirty.
And I followed it up with additional reading on the subject.
I'm wondering what all my city workers would do it this came to pass. It takes a minimum of 4 trucks and 10 guys to do the simplest job.
LOL Must be the same everywhere.
I'm wondering what all my city workers would do it this came to pass. It takes a minimum of 4 trucks and 10 guys to do the simplest job.
What's yellow and sleeps six?
A PennDOT truck (Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation)
One channel would house the electric grid and batteries. As to the dirty panels, etc. They didn't fully address this. Maybe they could start with one coast to coast roadway and call it "The Beam" or something...