太阳能公路项目正在为道路铺设太阳能电池板,人们可以在上面开车。他们的长远目标是用太阳能道路面板覆盖所有暴露在阳光下的混凝土和沥青表面。他们计划从小处开始:车道、自行车道、天井、人行道、停车场、游乐场等。这是他们希望吸取教训并完善制度的地方。一旦吸取了教训,所有的bug都解决了,他们计划搬到公共道路上。
Solar Roadways’ prototype is complete and they are ready for production. They are looking to raise a bit more money to help them set up for U.S. production.
The inventor explains why he is crowdsourcing funds: “We have always been concerned about protecting our vision to implement this in the way that we think will have the most benefit: creating American jobs. We want to use as many recycled materials as we can and keep our manufacturing process as green as possible. If we can raise enough funds here, we won’t have to take on an investor and we won’t have to worry about losing our focus. If you like our vision and want to help, we’d be honored to have you in our corner.”www.indiegogo.com
See the prototype in the above video.
The Solar Roadwaysproject is ready to pave roads with solar panels. Their long range goal is to cover all concrete and asphalt surfaces that are exposed to the sun with Solar Road Panels. They plan to start off small: driveways, bike paths, patios, sidewalks, parking lots, playgrounds, etc. This is where they hope to learn lessons and perfect the system. Once the lessons have been learned and the bugs have all been resolved, they plan to move out onto public roads.
Solar Roadways is a modular paving system of solar panels that can withstand the heaviest of trucks (250,000 pounds). They pay for themselves primarily through the generation of electricity, which can power homes and businesses connected via driveways and parking lots. A nationwide system could produce more clean renewable energy than this country uses as a whole (solarroadways.com/numbers.shtml). They have many other features as well, including: heating elements to stay snow/ice free, LEDs to make road lines and signage, and attached Cable Corridor to store and treat stormwater and provide a “home” for power and data cables. EVs will be able to charge with energy from the sun (instead of fossil fuels) from parking lots and driveways and after a roadway system is in place, mutual induction technology will allow for charging while driving.
The man behind the mission is Scott Brusaw of Sagle, Idaho. For more information visitwww.solarroadways.com. Read the FAQs to find out how the solar panels will have as much traction as asphalt and how they will be self-cleaning, smart (can warn of animals on roadway ahead), illuminated and will melt snow…
The company received a $100,000 small-business contract to build the first prototype from the Federal Highway Administration. After successful completion of the Phase I SBIR contract, they were awarded a follow-up 2-year Phase II $750,000 SBIR contract by the Federal Highway Administration beginning in 2011. With this award, a prototype 12-foot by 36-foot solar parking lot is being built and will be tested under all weather and sunlight conditions. Mr. Brusaw’s design was voted first place for the $50,000 community award from the General Electric Ecomagination Challenge. To donate:www.indiegogo.com
太阳能公路被《大众机械》杂志评为2014年100大创新之一,斯科特受邀参加了白宫的第一届Maker Faire,他的项目甚至在奥巴马总统的国情咨文中被提及。In 2016, the Missouri Department of Transportationannounced a pilot project to install Solar Roadways near the Route 66 Visitor Center. Fitting to have this possible transportation revolution on the road that helped launch the automobile revolution.
Solar Sidewalks
Spanish companiesOnyx SolarandButechhave collaborated on developing a solar walkway which is now available for purchase.
Onyx/Butech人行道由超高强度的太阳能光伏玻璃集成在高架陶瓷上,可以步行。你甚至可以把家具放在上面,但在白天明亮的时候把它移到一边,这样电池板就可以吸收阳光。开发人员称他们最大的挑战是散热,让那些喜欢赤脚行走的人不会烫伤他们的脚。该公司表示,他们已经解决了这个问题。此外,这些公司已经大大降低了最初的二氧化碳制造足迹。赞誉。
Onyx Solar also makes Walkable Solar Skylights/Roofs, Solar Garages and Integrated Solar Outdoor Wall Panels. See their product catalog for more.
Onyx Solar:www.onyxgreenbuilding.wordpress.com
Product Catalog:www.onyxsolardownloads.com.pdf
Butech (Porcelanosa’s subsidiary focused on materials and constructive systems development):www.butech.es/en
Solar Roadways:www.solarroadways.com
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