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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2008

YERT talks with Scott Brusaw in northern Idaho about an idea that could solve nearly every problem "under the sun" - literally. Welcome to Solar Roadways, where the rubber hits the...er...photovoltaic panel. Find more information at http://www.solarroadways.com.

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  • shogunkai91

    there's a fly on your cup (around 3:00)

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  • YERTians

    Yup. It was annoying during the shoot. It is certainly dead by now. ;-)

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  • drorjs

    storage. storage,storage. there are many great ideas about solar power but the ability to store the energy for night and winter use is the key problem.

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  • YERTians

    I believe that capacitors handle storage in the Solar Roadways. I'm going to be doing a follow-up interview soon and will get more detail at that time.

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  • YERTians

    Obama totally needs to hear about this!!

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  • yecidah

    You are SOOOOO cool Scott. May this year bring your incredible idea to reality!!

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  • Aries1slayer

    Carbon nano tubing, is the answer my friend. 

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  • Dave Burkey

    look at Jeremy Rifkin -The Third Industrial Revolution % pillars. This would fit right in #'s 4 and 5

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  • Shawn Nichols

    It's for everywhere. The roads heat up to melt snow and ice.

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  • conductinthemess

    How would they cope with snowstorms and the wear and tear snowploughs would have gouging into the road material? Are these roads only prospects for "the sunny states"?

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  • trailkeeper

    Maby on rooftops the requirements would be less for the glass.

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  • thegoodlocust

    Nice scam you have going here - perhaps Obama can send you a half billion dollar loan like he did with Solyndra for a photo op - assuming of course you are a huge campaign donor.

    Your idea of course is complete nonsense because solar panels use rare earth metals and/or silver to make. Quite simply there aren't enough materials to make these roads of yours - assuming you ever get this glass built right and it works perfectly in ways you didn't imagine (i.e. snow, ice, freezing/refreezing, etc)

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  • sorcerykid

    Also something to think about, the illuminated pavement markings, both words and stripes, need to be elongated (approx. double lengthwise) to account for the approach angle of vehicular traffic. Likewise, all horizontal lettering strokes need to be doubled on thickness (e.g. a capital 'E', must have each of the three arms occupying pairs of adjacent LEDs).

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