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Jul 31, 2014
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CougarPilot
Good insight.
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This solar roadways look awesome. Perfect example of "Work Smarter, not harder"
CougarPilot
7/31/14 9:24am
CB shot that idea down weeks ago.
supertux
7/31/14 9:27am
Yup. Stupidest idea ever.
KingDave
7/31/14 9:36am
And here comes the killjoy
darkcoug
7/31/14 9:27am
aka: Reality
Busiturtle
7/31/14 10:00am
In the 90s, many journalists pooh-poohed the idea of reading books on computers.
El Jefe
7/31/14 10:17am
True, but the problems identified in this article and by others in this thread
darkcoug
7/31/14 10:19am
Yes, but a proof of concept will help get more people looking at the problems.
El Jefe
7/31/14 10:22am
The concept is fundamentally flawed
Busiturtle
7/31/14 10:46am
The concept of solar panels itself is already proven and it is only a matter of
ldssdl
7/31/14 10:52am
Hmm, Germany is relying ever more on coal power
Busiturtle
7/31/14 11:02am
Wasn't aware of that. I only deal with renewables.
ldssdl
7/31/14 11:07am
Solar panels have practical uses, BUT
Busiturtle
7/31/14 11:15am
True, but everyone in renewables knows there's no "silver bullet." The
ldssdl
7/31/14 11:21am
Altogether those are insufficient
Busiturtle
7/31/14 1:45pm
Fantastic article, that points out some very real challenges.
ldssdl
7/31/14 10:31am
Very cool, but how tested is it? Any city-wide prototypes or testing?
byujacob
7/31/14 9:30am
No. A guy built his patio out of them. That's it.
BYUMizzou
7/31/14 10:29am
I wonder how they'd stand up to a big girl in stilettos.
KingDave
7/31/14 10:33am
#mindblown
2FarGone
7/31/14 9:34am
Only if you want to drain all the suns energy. Go ahead.
Byu4life
7/31/14 9:34am
good point. i don't want to drain the sun's energy. we need the sun.
johnnycarson
7/31/14 9:35am
My favorite part of those roads is the sound they'd make if you drove on them
Cougarclaw
7/31/14 9:39am
There is no shortage of unused land in the southwest deserts
Busiturtle
7/31/14 9:53am
I work at the National Renewable Energy Lab, and I talked this over with my
ldssdl
7/31/14 9:55am
Good insight.
CougarPilot
7/31/14 10:01am
And in a decade or longer, wouldn't be easier and more efficient
Heinz57
7/31/14 11:10am
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