Solmove - Solar carpet for roads, cycle paths and car parks
Solmove
Solar carpet for roads, cycle paths and car parks
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Solmove offers a plug-in system of stable base plates with solar cells under a glass surface. The individual modules are produced in 1.2 x 1.2 m for streets and 0.6 x 0.6 m for walkways (Solwalk). They are very robust, non-slip, self-cleaning and therefore a long-lasting investment. They are easy to connect thanks to the plug-in system. In the evening hours the Solwalk can be illuminated and in winter it is even heatable. Connections can be made to the mains or directly to the consumer. For further information please visit the website of the provider.
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http://www.solmove.com/en/home-2-2/
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The technology is not there yet but, eventually, we will see all of our roads and paths turned into energy centers. And why not? They just sit there all day long in the sun.
A product like this could really help create that reality. Lining the streets with solar capailities means that we can actually power things around it while reducing the footprint.
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Now this is a very futuristic thinking.In developing countries, we even have to think about budget allocation for a asphalt or concrete road. But if investment made in such product can generate power that can be supplied elsewhere (than just using it in illumination or heating of roads or walkways), it could be feasible when solar cell prices get affordable.
But this is a very innovative approach, I must say. Hope it has a quite a long shelf life to recover the initial investment ...and some more.
In Cologne (Germany), the first solar path has now been built as a test. Unfortunately the article is in german. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/erftstadt-bei-koeln-deutschlands-erster-solar-radweg-oeffnet-a-1237681.html
There is also a stretch road in Utrchet (Netherlands) by Wattway.
It's really a technology of the future with the development of electric cars. Great hunt @depot69
This types of products are usually covered by Govt who can only place the plates on the roads if the economy of the country can afford it. Otherwise, it is not of use.
At first, I thought what in the world would a solar carpet for roads would be used for? But my curiousity was answered when I checked out the link. Not a totally bad silar-based innovation
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The technology of today's world is advancing the ways to green energy day by day and one day it will be possible to overcome all power shortage in the world.
However, this solar powered carpet would increase the beauty of the road and will make roads more glittery.
Best of luck for your hunt!
I've heard of this "type" of tech before and it has always interested me. One of the things I like the most is how a full dose of this can ultimately effect the weather. I'm from a place in florida that was entirely green farm land until they made a suburb out of it. The amount of concrete that replaced the greenery actually changed the weather due to the heat distribution. I can't express how valuable something like this can be to cover pavement.
I believe this product is probably more viable where new cities, or infrastructure is being built, rather than for replacing existing roads & walkways. For established cities, I just can't see the re-surfacing costs vs the power benefits being attractive enough, yet.
At some point, solar tech (and power storage) will be so compelling, cheap to install, reliable and replaceable that we'll see an iteration of this, or similar tech surfaces in most cities.
But I think that once the tech is compelling enough, we won't need to re-surface entire roadways - the capture/conversion will take place on smaller surfaces. So, maybe we'll have solar slabs, or tracks running along roadways, pavements, or even built into the lines painted on our roads (lane dividers).
But this is definitely interesting and exciting tech - great hunting :)
Technology make our life more easy and this is the best example with solar technology. Solar technology is great natural resource for us and this carpet is big example of it because of its surface its provide heat in winter Other main feature slef cleaning non silp surface and have plug in system. Nice hunt
I'm just thinking what happens if it becomes available in my part of world because politicians here have oversimplified the development projects in their minds by limiting all that to a single task that is building new roads that new get completed until the tenure is over or if by chance they complete one or two, the material used is bad so soon there is need for building a new road or bridge. I understand that this one is for a smaller space like parking area etc but I'm just seeing the future version of this one that could revolutionize the way we build our main roads. Great hunt @depot69.