Generating Renewable Energy through Pavements
Prepared by: Anna Altwies, Catie Carton, Heather Chidel, DeAnna Lynch
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The objective of this webpage is to provide information about technology that can allow society to generate and harvest electrical energy from vehicles and pedestrian loads through pavements and how this technology can be implemented at the University of Delaware campus and in the community.
This image displays an example of the implementation of solar roads. Clearly, the material is highly exposed to weather element and vehicle/pedestrian loads, making it extremely vulnerable to damage.
(Google Search- Solar Roads)
Solar Roads
Solar Roads
While solar roads are an awesome idea, they are not viable.
Substantial research has been done on them over many years, but most of the options have proven inadequate outside the lab for most transportation applications
technology is not available to support the weight of vehicles
Solar Roads was the first technology researched to harvest energy through pavements; however, due to the reasons listed above, piezoelectric crystals have been determined to be a more practical and feasible option to implement in pavements.
To navigate through the webpage and learn more about piezoelectric crystals and their implementation, please use the links below to explore the ways to generate renewable energy through pavements.
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