Ready To Hit The Solar Road
A Twist in the Drive to Pave Roads With Solar Panels; Scott and Julie Brusaw are working to replace more asphalt with solar cells—and possibly link the panels up with driverless cars.
Christina Nunez, July 15 2017 (National Geographic)
“Our roads could generate energy, melt snow, direct traffic, and even drive our cars, if some of Scott and Julie Brusaw's visions of Solar Roadways become reality…[Their fundraising campaign drew more than $2 million and] funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation…Earlier this year, they completed a public installation [in Idaho of 30 smart panels with solar cells, LED lights, a heating element, wireless communication, and] the ability to display an image of Earth… In the coming months, they will install small arrays in Colorado and Maryland…[As they say in this interview,] they see much bigger potential for the panels than just using paved space to generate energy for the grid… click here for more
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