The Solar Roadways project, crowdfunded on Indiegogo, is a mission to turn our roads into solar-drinking energy reservoirs.
When you consider how much space is used by roads alone worldwide -- and while we are using roofs to try and make our energy use a little cleaner -- it seems like wasted space. Solar Roadways, founded by entrepreneurs Scott and Julie Brusaw, hopes to change this. Using a strong, textured and versatile glass to pave a pathway, solar panels inserted underneath drink in sunlight. These panels, the creators envision, could be connected via driveways and parking lots to power local homes and businesses.
The designers also say that eventually these power sources could be used to charge electric vehicles on the go.
It will no doubt take heavy investment and disruption to install such roadways, but the idea has merit and could help support our expanding energy requirements.
Amount raised: $1,565,172
Original goal: $1,000,000
Via: Indiegogo
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