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Solar Roadways get prototype funding from DOT

Tarmac 2.0 has just taken its first baby-step. The solar road technology that promises to produce clean electricity, replace power transmission and information infrastructure, requires no plowing and lights up to provide navigational and safety information is about to go from the drawing board to prototype production. The Department of Transport has seen fit to award the project $100,000 to construct the first 12' by 12' panel. The panels that make up the road consists of three layers. The base contains power and data lines and is ... Read more →

Solar Roadways: Using roads to generate power Xavier Navarro

Scott Brusaw, an Electrical engineer, has unveiled a system that could be very useful to generate electricity - using roads. In fact, roads are long strips of land that are constantly exposed to ...

Solar Roadways get prototype funding from DOT 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Solar Roadways: Using roads to generate power 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Scott Brusaw, an Electrical engineer, has unveiled a system that could be very useful to generate electricity - using roads. In fact, roads are long strips of land that are constantly exposed to the elements and make up a significant piece of land. Because of the high visual impact of solar ...

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