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Started by MMIX, May 13, 2015, 11:32:33 AM

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MMIX

May 13, 2015, 11:32:33 AM
I'm sure someone mentioned this project a while back but I can't find it now. Anyhoo if this report is to be believed then it looks like solar road surfaces may be a winner longterm. And, unintended consequences notwithstanding, that could be a good thing.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/11/3657220/solaroad-producing-energy/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tptop3
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May 13, 2015, 12:10:17 PM
Nifty, I was hoping this would take off.

Can anyone remember what the problems were with this idea?
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May 13, 2015, 12:23:00 PM
Currently it is only suitable for light traffic areas, ie push bikes not pantechnicons and the whole deal of replacing an entire class of infrastructure and the costs/problems that generates. And I'm sure there's more, you know what they say

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May 13, 2015, 01:26:34 PM
We could just never try anything new because it might be difficult, but lets try this anyway. It could be fun.
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May 13, 2015, 02:03:49 PM
I seem to remember me and P3nt talking about this somewhere on the science board. Again, if memory serves that was a US product that should have been capable of dealing with cars and heavy traffic. This version seems to be a solid success so I'd expect to see way more of them at least in Europe in the next 5/10 years.

It's amusing to note that "costs" would be the problem in america. Not corporate corruption, greed or deeply embedded interests, no, it's just a cost issue.
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May 13, 2015, 03:36:44 PM
I hope to see more of these too.

they said it has seen 150.000 bikes in half a year, that would mean about 833 bikes a day.
Sounds like a good test.

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