Department of Transportation allows Solar Roadways to prototype revolutionary solar road panel

28 August 2009

Solar Roadways has been awarded a Department of Transportation contract that will enable them to prototype the first ever solar road panel.

The panel will be designed to collect solar energy to power businesses and homes via structurally-engineered panels that are driven upon in car parks and roadways.

The company believes solar roadways will help the fight against climate change as electric vehicles will be able to recharge along the roadway and in car parks.

It is estimated that it will take roughly $5bn solar road panels to cover the asphalt surfaces in the US alone, which will produce three time more power than the nation actually uses.

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One Response to “Department of Transportation allows Solar Roadways to prototype revolutionary solar road panel”

1. Mark Dixon says:

   28 August 2009 at 6:00 pm

   I interviewed Scott Brusaw, founder of Solar Roadways at his home in Idaho. He’s totally down-to-earth and a really smart guy. You can check out the interview here, complete with computer animation of the roads…

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PeSm6_hTE

   Enjoy,
   Mark

   http://www.yert.com

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