China Is Testing Roads Paved with Solar Panels

It's just VC fishing. Can't wait to see square meters of solar road surface from the failed project being sold on Ebay!:)

For those interested, Dave jones at eevblog.com has grokked some numbers on why this is not and will never be economically sustainable. https://hooktube.com/watch?v=HOZBrHqTJk4

Why pave the road with solar panels. I like the idea of covered roads. Put a solar panel roof over a road and it will last a LOT longer. Especially in bad weather areas. But it still makes too much sense to put the panels somewhere else. Easier to maintain and way cheaper to install.

It has already been tested in France. The state subsidized the construction of a 1km road for 5 million euros. Given the constraints of a road, I wonder how anybody can argue this is a good idea. (source : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/22/solar-pa...)

Wasn't there an indiegogo called Solar Roadways exactly for these types of roads? Didn't they fail after a couple of weeks of traffic?

Why roads? Panels are more efficient at an angle. Also what on earth would you have to make them out to sustain the wear and tear of car tires. Just imagine a small rock stuck in a tire's tread... It also has to remain clear to have any chance of remaining some what efficient.

This is such a insane idea. I have never understood why so many people are so obsessed with it.

There is mostly enough land including around places that are roads.

Sure you could probably exceptions where it fits perfectly but this will never be the solution to any of our real problems.

Look at what china is doing with nuclear. That's easily a real solution that solve the carbon problem. France did it in 1970 but somehow in 2018 liberals still seem to search for a miracle solution.

you have to be kidding me...