Solar Powered Hexagon Road Panels

It s 150 square feet of hexagon shaped solar panels that people can walk and bicycle on.

Solar powered hexagon road panels.

They contain heating elements to prevent snow and ice accumulation. Our panels contain led lights to create lines and signage without paint. Welcome to solar roadways solar roadways sr is a modular system of specially engineered solar panels that can be walked and driven upon. The panels have microprocessors which makes them intelligent.

The concept has been criticized as unfeasible and uneconomic as a road surface or a photovoltaic system. Solar roadways pushes ahead with power producing pavement a couple of u s. Their proof of concept technology is a hexagonal road panel that has a glass driving surface with underlying solar cells electronics and sensors to act as a part of solar array with programmable capability. Solar roadways incorporated is an american company based in sandpoint idaho aiming to develop solar powered road panels to form a smart highway.

Each hexagon has four layers with the technology inside providing solar functionality. At its peak the road only generated 149 459 kwh in a year making them far less efficient than regular tilted solar panels. 30 2016 photo solar roadways founders scott brusaw left and julie brusaw answer.