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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTA3rnpgzU
Mind. Blown.
[Edited on 22-05-2014 by evilrob]
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flybikeslee
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cost
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Balling
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Given that covering roofs is going to cost a fraction of covering roads, I don't think this makes much sense.
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evilrob
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Given that covering roofs is going to cost a fraction of covering roads, I don't think this makes much sense.
Then you haven't really understood the implications. Further reading:
http://www.solarroadways.com/intro.shtml
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Balling
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Right, LEDs and stuff. So no visible lines in daylight?
Maybe I haven't understood the implications, but for now I remain extremely skeptical.
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Bart
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Maybe I haven't understood the implications, but for now I remain extremely skeptical.
At a time when the councils are having budgets cuts and our current roadways are in a poor state, I cannot see them paying the costs for installing solar roadways 
[Edited on 22-05-2014 by Bart]
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evilrob
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quote:
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Right, LEDs and stuff. So no visible lines in daylight?
Maybe I haven't understood the implications, but for now I remain extremely skeptical.
There's a bit more to it than "LEDs and stuff" - it would probably make more sense to you if you consider it like this: they're proposing a solar-powered decentralised power grid and optic-fibre data infrastructure which you just happen to be able to drive on, making better use of space currently taken up by roads.
[Edited on 22-05-2014 by evilrob]
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Cavey
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I'll stick my neck out and say it won't happen in my life time (I'm 31)
Its a cool idea, but there is no way it'll go ahead, which is a shame. The play area idea was the best out of the lot, and probably the only viable one as it wouldn't need too much effort, and it wouldn't take away profit from other massive industry, e.g. petrol and power providers
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Steve
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Off their website
"A parking lot prototype will be built and ready by fall 2012"
Where the fuck is it?
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evilrob
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Off their website
"A parking lot prototype will be built and ready by fall 2012"
Where the fuck is it?
In their back garden.
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Steve
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I want pics and vids
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DaveyLC
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The problem with Solar-voltaic technology is there's very little return for your investment so the technology is progressing very slowly 
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evilrob
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I want pics and vids
It's on their website:
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Steve
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I saw that in the video, it doesn't really show anything though other than them laid down, they could turn the lights on in the day
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John
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Can't be bothered finding the link but there's a recent test road with EL lighting and it didn't go down to well.
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evilrob
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Can't be bothered finding the link but there's a recent test road with EL lighting and it didn't go down to well.
Various parts of the A24 in Sussex has been fitted with solar-powered LED cats eyes and they're incredible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhEPDScyeLI
I'm sure I read somewhere they reduced accidents along that particular stretch by about 70%.
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Russ
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its two people ffs, it needs massive investment, but it could prolong our existence on this rock before we kill ourselves
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evilrob
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quote:
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its two people ffs
It's not just two people - they have a team, and the backing of the US Federal Highway Administration who have covered the cost of the initial research and development to build the prototypes.
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Originally posted by Russ
it needs massive investment, but it could prolong our existence on this rock before we kill ourselves
You can send them a few quid if you like:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways
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What happens to all the water/gas mains under the roads, Or the electricity cables. I doubt it will be cheap to dig up a section of that PV road to access the utilities.
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by evilrob
quote:
Originally posted by John
Can't be bothered finding the link but there's a recent test road with EL lighting and it didn't go down to well.
Various parts of the A24 in Sussex has been fitted with solar-powered LED cats eyes and they're incredible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhEPDScyeLI
I'm sure I read somewhere they reduced accidents along that particular stretch by about 70%.
theres the same at a road in Kidderminster, they look great at night, but you wouldn't see fuck all in the day
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What happens to all the water/gas mains under the roads, Or the electricity cables. I doubt it will be cheap to dig up a section of that PV road to access the utilities.
I shouldn't imagine it's cheap to dig up traditional road either; at least with the solar-panel road concept, the panels can be removed and replaced as it's modular.
As for electricity cables, I'm sure they've thought of that given the decentralised power grid aspect of the concept.
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evilrob
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they look great at night, but you wouldn't see fuck all in the day
I would also be interested to see how their LED road marking concept holds up in direct sunlight. They only seem to show photos in the dark on their marketing bumpf.
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Russ
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
its two people ffs
It's not just two people - they have a team, and the backing of the US Federal Highway Administration who have covered the cost of the initial research and development to build the prototypes.
quote:
Originally posted by Russ
it needs massive investment, but it could prolong our existence on this rock before we kill ourselves
You can send them a few quid if you like:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways
i genuinely would if i wasn't poor
[Edited on 22-05-2014 by Russ]
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Can't even make a normal tarmac road properly around here yet.
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Can't even make a normal tarmac road properly around here yet.
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