Solar Roadways

**Kekeb** · 05-31-2014, 01:10 AM

From what I've been presented, this seems like an awful idea. We would have to clean and/or replace panels consistently due to debris cover and abrasions (the panels are protected by glass). Foliage and large buildings along routes would reduce effectiveness due to masking sunlight. The most ridiculous thing that strikes me is the fixed nature of the panels. They obviously can't tilt and rotate during the day, so they'll be inefficiently converting energy essentially 100% of the time.

My point is you could likely setup some solar farms and get a better ROI. Nobody is going to touch this if they have any sense.

05-31-2014, 01:10 AM	#30
Kekeb davai Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 35 Posts: 2,765	Re: Solar Roadways From what I've been presented, this seems like an awful idea. We would have to clean and/or replace panels consistently due to debris cover and abrasions (the panels are protected by glass). Foliage and large buildings along routes would reduce effectiveness due to masking sunlight. The most ridiculous thing that strikes me is the fixed nature of the panels. They obviously can't tilt and rotate during the day, so they'll be inefficiently converting energy essentially 100% of the time. My point is you could likely setup some solar farms and get a better ROI. Nobody is going to touch this if they have any sense.

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