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Four Solar Road Designs Unveiled by University of Rhode Island

11/11/2010
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  • Solar Roadway
    There are 2.7 million miles of public roads in the United States, and in the past we've seen several innovative designs that transform these paved surfaces into energy and heat-generating solar roads. One company, Solar Roadways, has even come up with a prototype solar panel for roads, however they are expensive ($7,000 each) and it has been estimated that the cost for transforming the whole country's roads solar would top $35 trillion....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/four-solar-road-designs-unveiled-by-university-of-rhode-island/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Highway
    There are 2.7 million miles of public roads in the United States, and in the past we've seen several innovative designs that transform these paved surfaces into energy and heat-generating solar roads. One company, Solar Roadways, has even come up with a prototype solar panel for roads, however they are expensive ($7,000 each) and it has been estimated that the cost for transforming the whole country's roads solar would top $35 trillion....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/four-solar-road-designs-unveiled-by-university-of-rhode-island/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Road Cement
    There are 2.7 million miles of public roads in the United States, and in the past we've seen several innovative designs that transform these paved surfaces into energy and heat-generating solar roads. One company, Solar Roadways, has even come up with a prototype solar panel for roads, however they are expensive ($7,000 each) and it has been estimated that the cost for transforming the whole country's roads solar would top $35 trillion....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/four-solar-road-designs-unveiled-by-university-of-rhode-island/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Jersey Barrier by Daniel Lobo
    There are 2.7 million miles of public roads in the United States, and in the past we've seen several innovative designs that transform these paved surfaces into energy and heat-generating solar roads. One company, Solar Roadways, has even come up with a prototype solar panel for roads, however they are expensive ($7,000 each) and it has been estimated that the cost for transforming the whole country's roads solar would top $35 trillion....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/four-solar-road-designs-unveiled-by-university-of-rhode-island/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Solar Roadway

There are 2.7 million miles of public roads in the United States, and in the past we've seen several innovative designs that transform these paved surfaces into energy and heat-generating solar roads. One company, Solar Roadways, has even come up with a prototype solar panel for roads, however they are expensive ($7,000 each) and it has been estimated that the cost for transforming the whole country's roads solar would top $35 trillion....

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