Solar Roadways Are BULLSHIT!
Posted by Hiraghm 9 years, 10 months ago to Technology
A Youtube vlog challenging the Solar Roadways project, which raised 2.1 million dollars on Indigogo, as well as another million from U.S. taxpayers.
I know we have some engineers on here, so I'm wondering...
Could electricity be generated using thermocouples under the roadway (I think that's what they're called), turning the friction heat of vehicles passing into electricity...
or simply using the pressure of the vehicles passing to generate electricity (pressure increase/decrease)?
I'm not talking about powering a neighborhood, but maybe enough to power highway lights and traffic lights.
I'm not suggesting it, I'm just curious if it's possible, and then practical.
I know we have some engineers on here, so I'm wondering...
Could electricity be generated using thermocouples under the roadway (I think that's what they're called), turning the friction heat of vehicles passing into electricity...
or simply using the pressure of the vehicles passing to generate electricity (pressure increase/decrease)?
I'm not talking about powering a neighborhood, but maybe enough to power highway lights and traffic lights.
I'm not suggesting it, I'm just curious if it's possible, and then practical.
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- 1Posted by livefreely 9 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.Very true.| Permalink
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- 1Posted by livefreely 9 years, 10 months agoI cecked the heat output because I live in the north and found that that alone would consume well past the energy produced.| Permalink
- 1Posted by livefreely 9 years, 10 months agoA friend of mine posted about solar roadways. 5 minutes later I started investigating the glass alone. First I realized glass is slick when it's wet. I checked out their data and found that a heavy truck travelling 80 mph can't stop.| Permalink
