EEVblog #632 - Solar Roadways Are RUBBISH!

EEVblog · 542.9K views · 2014-06-20 · 32:01

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Overview

Dave Jones of EEVblog debunks the Solar Roadways project, which raised millions through Indiegogo and government funding. He works through the solar generation and LED power calculations to show the idea isn't viable.

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HN cites it as the go-to debunking whenever solar roads come up, because it does the math.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2014–2023

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Renewables, batteries & storage Electronics & circuit design

What people said

comboy · 2016-01 · Recommendation
Very relevant: [VIDEO] Many of you probably know EEVblog. In this video he does the math. Spoilers: as common sense suggests, those roads are not such a good idea (at least with currently available technology).
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p1mrx · 2023-08 · Reference
I assume you're referencing [VIDEO] Erthos' panels are not solar freakin roadways, because they're fenced off, and only maintenance robots drive on them.
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Canada · 2019-08 · Criticism
But it wasn't a valuable experiment. Absolutely nothing was learned from it. It's some combination of delusion and fraud. Here's a video from 2014 discussing it: [VIDEO]
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