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WHY NOT SOLAR PANEL HIGHWAYS?

 

 They would save oil, melt snow, and charge electric cars

The idea is simple but revolutionary.  Instead of asphalt motorways,  use solar panel roadways instead.  They would save oil, melt fresh snow, and prevent accidents.

 

Julie and Scott Brusaw from Sandpoint, Idaho, have invented the SOLAR ROADWAYS,  Their solar panels are heated and equipped with integrated LED screens, that act not only as street markings, but can also show warnings directly on the road.

 

Electric cars could be charged with the energy produced by the panels, and the panels would replace the use of asphalt, the production of which requires petroleum.

In case of an earthquake, Solar Roadway panels are easier to replace than repaving a road. 

 

The Brusaws want to start small, with pedestrian and bicycle paths or large parking lots at supermarkets. Each of those Solar Roadways is a step toward independence from fossil fuels.

 

In 2009 they received their first government grants to construct the prototypes. This spring they will have completed the first parking lot with solar panels in their home town of Sandpoint, Idaho, near the Canadian border.  

Read more about this exciting idea here: 
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/solar-road-panels-offer-asphalt-alternative-a-901792.html

Read more about the technical aspects of Solar Roadways, with pictures and diagrams: 
http://solarroadways.com/intro.shtml