je.st
news
Are solar panel road surfaces the path to the future?
2014-06-05 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Imagine driving your car out of the garage and what you see is not the usual dark grey asphalt but a street of blue-green hexagonal tiles, with lane markings and traffic signs lit up by embedded LED bulbs. The image might seem surreal, but a couple in Idaho is working on making it a reality. Meet Julie and Scott Brusaw, who eight years ago started a project to build a roadway embedded with solar cells. Several private and public grants later, the Brusaws are now in the middle of a fundraising...
Tags: the
future
road
panel
Category:Electronics and Electrical