So someone posted this in one of the climate change threads, then I stumbled across it on FB and finally watched the video (mildly entertaining); this link is their contribution page with some basic info along with the video that's starting to make it around:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways
Thoughts? Lots of engineers on these boards, does this pass the engineering sniff test? I love the idea in theory, I do worry though that it'd be a MASSIVE undertaking spanning decades and would be fraught with billions in waste...but then again if we're sitting here in 30 years (hopefully not on this board, that'd just be sad) with solar roadways that are powering the country and providing all kinds of other benefits I'd be a happy camper.
No AGW talk in this thread please...stick to the technology and the funding and the viability if at all possible.
SOLAR FREAKING ROADWAYS!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways
Thoughts? Lots of engineers on these boards, does this pass the engineering sniff test? I love the idea in theory, I do worry though that it'd be a MASSIVE undertaking spanning decades and would be fraught with billions in waste...but then again if we're sitting here in 30 years (hopefully not on this board, that'd just be sad) with solar roadways that are powering the country and providing all kinds of other benefits I'd be a happy camper.
No AGW talk in this thread please...stick to the technology and the funding and the viability if at all possible.
SOLAR FREAKING ROADWAYS!