Solar Panel Roads Sandpoint Idaho

Funding for this project was provided by the state of idaho department of commerce and the sandpoint urban renewal agency.

Solar panel roads sandpoint idaho.

721 pine street sandpoint id 83864. Sandpoint an idaho company that sees the nation s energy future tied to highways made of solar power panels last week flipped the switch on its first public demonstration project. We are so happy that so many people from all over the world have come to beautiful sandpoint idaho to meet us and see the pilot project. Our panels contain led lights to create lines and signage without paint.

We often take selfies with visitors and post them on our instagram page. Their proof of concept technology is a hexagonal road panel that has a glass driving surface with underlying solar cells electronics and sensors to act as a part of solar array with programmable capability. They contain heating elements to prevent snow and ice accumulation. The panels have microprocessors which makes them intelligent.

Solar roadways incorporated is an american company based in sandpoint idaho aiming to develop solar powered road panels to form a smart highway. More information of solar roadways can be found on their website. Welcome to solar roadways solar roadways sr is a modular system of specially engineered solar panels that can be walked and driven upon. Our reporter explores the solar roadways project in sandpoint after many errors on their install.