The latest release of Solar Road’s panels could prove promising for the future of renewable energy

RE: The latest release of Solar Road’s panels could prove promising for the future of renewable energy

Jan Cumps — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 12:17:10 GMT

... and a picture taken with that webcam: when there's no tent above it to block moderate daylight:

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RE: The latest release of Solar Road’s panels could prove promising for the future of renewable energy

Jan Cumps — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 12:06:26 GMT

Waiting on results is redundant. As engineer with a calculator , a little insight and a feeling for the technology you can predict the future.

Just like you can predict the future with snail eggs in your vegetable garden patch.

Dance floors shouldn't be funded by tax money.

RE: The latest release of Solar Road’s panels could prove promising for the future of renewable energy

michaelkellett — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 09:06:09 GMT

Where are the NUMBERS ?

Without some numbers for useful energy output in a realistic installation over a full year and the cost of such an installation (including connection to grid or other loads) then any comment on the value of these things is impossible.

When most of the world's roofs are made of plain tiles it seems a bit dumb to put the solar panels on roads - but to compare properly you need some facts.

There are light up dance floors already - how, exactly, would solar panels contribute ?