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SolarRoadways (TM)- Electric Solar Panels For Roads

1. http://www.best--solar--panels.com

   1. for more Info

2. Purpose

   1. replace

      1. what?

         1. fossil fuels

         2. asphalt

            1. roads

            2. parking lots

            3. driveways

            4. interstate highways

            5. state routes

            6. streets

               1. residential

               2. downtown

      2. where?

         1. amusement parks

         2. raceways

         3. bike paths

         4. parking garage rooftops

         5. remote military locations

   2. energy

      1. collect

      2. store

      3. distribute

         1. home

         2. business

         3. recharge

            1. all-electric- vehicles

   3. avoid

      1. greenhouse gases

         1. cut in half

            1. instead

      2. power shortages

      3. roaming power outages

      4. coal

         1. burning

      5. dependency

         1. foreign oil

      6. pollution

      7. power plants

         1. nuclear

3. Vision

   1. Solar Road Panels (TM)

      1. interconnect to

         1. Solar Roadway (TM)

            1. power grid

               1. intelligent

               2. self healing

               3. decentralized

               4. secure

   2. produce

      1. electricity

         1. over 3 times

         2. currently used in U.S.

4. Other

   1. Whois?

      1. Brusaw

         1. Julie

            1. psychologist

         2. Scott

            1. electrical engineer

   2. DOT (US Department of Transportation)

      1. contract

         1. $100.000.-

         2. research

         3. prototype

5. Solar Road Panels (TM)

   1. Size

      1. 12 ft x 12 ft 4 m x 4m

   2. 3 Layers

      1. 1. Road Surface-

         1. translucent

         2. high-strength

            1. heaviest loads

            2. weatherproof

         3. rough

            1. traction

               1. great

      2. 2. Electronics-

         1. arrays of cells

            1. solar collecting-

            2. LEDs

               1. "painting"

                  1. road surface

            3. "Super"/"Ultra" Caps

               1. store

                  1. energy

         2. microprocessor

            1. lighting

               1. nighttime driving

                  1. safer

               2. instructions

                  1. realtime

            2. communications

               1. device

                  1. every 12 feet

            3. monitoring

            4. heating

               1. anti

                  1. snow

                  2. ice

                  3. closing

                     1. school

                     2. business

            5. sensing

               1. wildlife

      3. 3. Base Plate-

         1. distribution

            1. power

            2. signals

               1. phone

               2. TV

               3. internet

         2. weatherproof