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Friday, May 27, 2011
Good morning,
We as a global society, as a species, are facing some serious
environmental challenges. If you think global climate change
is a problem, what do you think will happen when gasoline is
so expensive you can't afford to drive to work? Or electricity
is so expensive you can't afford to run your air conditioner
on a 95 degree day? Or fresh water is so scarce it is only
turned on every other day?
Sound bizarre? All of these crises, or a dozen others, could
be upon us sooner than you think. Probably within your life-
time.
But there is technology out there that can be used to
ameliorate many of these issues, if there is the consensus
and motivation to implement them on a broad enough scale.
Technologies like solar cells. And if you think building
giant solar farms in the desert is the only way to exploit
solar energy, you don't give the egg heads enough credit.
Please scroll down for a brilliant idea for huge amounts of
energy that could be available in the very near future.
Thanks for reading,
Your Living Green editor
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Imagine driving on a road paved not with asphalt but with
glass. And within this glass are photovoltaic cells that
transform sunlight into electricity and send it directly
to the homes lining the street. That?s the aim of an Idaho-
based company called Solar Roadways. And before you dismiss
the notion as impossible, you might be astonished to know
that the company has federal funding and is currently leading
the GE Ecomagination Powering Your Home Challenge, a program
that promotes energy innovation.
"There's 25,000 square miles of road surfaces, parking lots
and driveways in the lower 48 states. If we covered that with
solar panels with just 15 percent efficiency, we'd produce
three times more electricity than this country uses on an
annual basis, and it's almost enough to power the entire
world," said Scott Brusaw, co-founder of Solar Roadways.
Though many think driving on glass wouldn't work, materials
scientists beg to differ. Window glass is only one of
countless forms glass can take. If specially manufactured,
its strength can be that of steel and ideal for driving on.