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    May 29th, 2014 08:15 PM #1
    What 30-50 years into the future must look like.

    Solar FREAKIN' Roadways! - YouTube

    Weirdly though, the LED lights sold me.
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    May 29th, 2014 09:08 PM #2
    first to oppose this are oil and gas companies. tsk...

    sana abutan ng anak ko to.
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    May 29th, 2014 09:32 PM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by xwangbu View Post
    first to oppose this are oil and gas companies. tsk...

    sana abutan ng anak ko to.
    Most of the petroleum companies are also energy companies, I don't think they'll be against this. Rather, sila pa first mover.

    Parang Shell and Malampaya lang yan.


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    June 2nd, 2014 10:26 PM #4
    Hindi pwede sa Pilipinas iyan. The solar road will be covered by vehicles stuck in traffic.
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    June 3rd, 2014 02:50 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by donbuggy View Post
    Hindi pwede sa Pilipinas iyan. The solar road will be covered by vehicles stuck in traffic.
    OR the roads will be lined with squatter shanties with illegal connections drawing power from the road.
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    June 3rd, 2014 05:39 PM #6
    A roadway made of tempered glass panels strong enough to carry road traffic without cracking would already cost a whole lot more than a regular road. The addition of solar panels, LEDs, pressure sensors, heaters and the electronics to run these will make each piece cost a fortune.

    Then you get to the problems of what happens when the tiles shift (and they will, unless you give them a solid foundation to sit on... one made of... oh, I don't know... concrete or asphalt )...even then, they will shift, and water will get between the tiles, and debris, and they'll shift more, and power transmission will be a problem...

    I'd estimate ROI on these things will be... never. Just too impractical.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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