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More on Solar Roadways (Patreon)

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2014-06-07 17:40:45
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2026-06
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The next Patreon supported video will again 'solar FREAKIN roadways'. This time I got myself some solar panels and did some FREAKIN experiments! :-) also in the background... some stuff for upcoming videos. The telescope, the 365 day timelapse running in the window, and the ultrasonic generator on the radiator!

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Anonymous

Let's do this! I've had random discussions with random people with an almost fanatical support for the project that seems so obviously flawed (to me).

Thunderf00t
>>76695

the second you look at even rough numbers this project crashes and burns. Thats a 40 W cell I have there. Its essentially 100 % solar cells, and even when pointing directly at the sun (tracking the sun and not under the road), it would barely generate enough power to light merely the LEDs..... Thats a lot of what the next video is, actually looking at some of the ball park numbers. This is just crazeeee on so many levels.

Anonymous

I still guffaw at the cable vaults running the length of the road, along with the drainage. They've not been in many cable vaults, they can be a bit moist. In a flash flood or any flood, they'd be inundated. Also, I think of a lightning strike on the road and the smoke that would let out.

Anonymous

Sounds like a great experiment and thus video is in the making. ^^ Also: That pic of you looks awesome.^^

The Katbox

Good on you. I'm actually surprised at the level of passion that this project has created among people. It's telling that when the possibility of its failure is brought up the first thing that they assign potential blame to is ebil kkkorporations. While there are large ones out there with muck on their hand the possibility of the science being unsound doesn't occur to them. When it does its waved away as merely a lack of research or funding. When the potential cost is brought up I've seen people in the youtube comments get mad at the very concepts of cost and money. It's really quite bizarre, but thank you for being the one to actually get in there and run the science. Patreon money well spent. :)

Anonymous

Keep going with this Thunderf00t. Solar roadways is the worst idea I ever heard for harvesting solar power. Is to use the worst kind of solar panels you could design to cover a HUGE surface, then given the huge surface you get some power. I don't understand how people can't see its a brute force approach to the problem. I also can't understand people who try to defend this guys sending you to read the FAQ. I sure most of theirs donation comes from their video. Then the FAQ shouldn't down tone or reformulate the promises from the video. I have read the FAQ at their website. Is way more moderated in its claims than the video, and still there are parts that are just delusional. (e.g. the FAQ says people should switch all their home electrical installation from AC to DC 'cos this fit better solar roadways) If this isn't to get profit from deception, I don't know what it is.

Anonymous

Those solar panels look like the ones I use on my car. (Except mine is much, much smaller.) Top quality.

Anonymous
>>76890

That was exactly my confusion. I've been told to stop being a cynic and wait for more research before making a judgement. I've been trained as an electrical engineer, dammit. Why has this project gained a fanatical support base? Why can't we do this for projects that would actually work and help people? Could it actually have been that video? "WOAHHHHH"

Anonymous

I wouldn't say it's the WORST place to put solar panels. The worst place is in the middle of intact ecosystems where you rip them up largely negating the value of 'green' energy they produce. But the BEST place is roofs, and we could use shingles based on this technology, and cover probably millions of square miles just of roofs (especially if you include coverings to existing parking lots, instead of having the solar panels under the cars put them over the cars). Once we use all the rooftops up, if ever, we can look at roadways.

Anonymous

I actually hope you're mostly wrong, but I seriously doubt it.