This idea to make roads out of super tough solar panels really captures the imagination. One of the big problems for getting renewable energy ideas off the ground is that they create an obvious impression on the landscape and there is a highly vocal minority who usually manage to convince councils to block promising projects. 'We are not against renewables, we just don't want them in our back yard' is the usual argument from people who have detected the slightest whiff of an impact on house prices. Now someone has had the idea of making solar panels look like something big and ugly that for some reason causes less of an uproar with middle England... roads. Whats really interesting is the ways they could create advantages over conventional roads such as ingtegrated lighting panels allowing better visibility. This would give the ability to change road markings to alert drivers to possible hazzards making them safer. They could also mean less road signs which are also pretty ugly. Maybe if they managed to disguess other renewable energy projects as a branch Waitrose or 'good local schools,' then there could be even more sell in : )
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