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Solar Roads

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Saturday, December 24, 2016, In : For Streetlight designers 
France has recently installed an experimental stretch of road paved with solar panels.  The intent is to see if the panels can be used to power adjacent street lights.   See http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/tunedin/france-has-unveiled-the-worlds-first-solar-road/vi-BBxv1eB?ocid=spartandhp
for a brief video, or http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/12/worlds-first-solar-road-opens-in-france/ for a more detailed post.  
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Solar Roadways?

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Sunday, September 20, 2009, In : For ITS Designers 
Question:  I just saw an article about solar roadways, where the asphalt pavement is replaced by solar panels.  The inventor claims if every highway were repaved with solar panels, it would generate enough power for the entire country.  http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/

Answer:  This topic is a bit beyond the scope of this blog, but I'll post it because it is such an exciting sounding idea.  It appears there is a lot of materials science research to be done.  The article does not ...
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