Dave yet again debunks Solar (Freaking) Roadways. This time the prototype SolaRoad solar cycleway path installed in Amsterdam in Netherlands.<br />Dave shows how to go about doing ballpark engineering feasibility calculations for such a project, calculates the expected payback period, and SPOILER, shows why Solar Roadways will never be a viable technology. This time using real measured data from the Netherlands cycleway prototype, and real measured solar insolation data for the Netherlands<br /> <br />Links:<br />1st Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obS6TUVSZds<br />Live output data from Dave's 3Kw solar roof system http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?userid=22501<br /><br />http://www.solaroad.nl<br />Newsletter: <br />http://www.solaroad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Artikel-SolaRoad-BU2013.pdf<br /><br />Solaroads press release:<br />http://www.solaroad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/PressReleaseSolaRoadOpened_21Oct.pdf<br /><br />Road Construction Costs:<br />http://www.worldbank.org/transport/roads/c&m_docs/kmcosts.pdf<br /><br />Road network lengths:<br />http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/sustainable/studies/doc/2008_road_infrastructure_costs_and_revenues.pdf<br /><br />Average Household Energy Consumption: <br />http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/research/energy/downloads/countrypictures/cp_netherlands.pdf<br /><br />Price Per Watt for solar panels:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_per_watt<br /><br />PV System installation costs:<br />http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/56776.pdf<br /><br />Solar Irradiance / Insolation data:<br />http://solarelectricityhandbook.com/solar-irradiance.html<br /><br />Electricity prices for households:<br />http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/File:Electricity_prices_for_household_consumers,_first_half_2013_%281%29_%28EUR_per_kWh%29_YB14.png<br /><br />Sunpower P18 solar panel:<br />http://hvce.com/admin/content/uploads/Sunpower230.pdf<br /><br />Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-681-more-solar-roadways-bullshit!/<br /><br />EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com<br />The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2<br /><br />Support the EEVblog through Patreon!<br />http://www.patreon.com/eevblog<br /><br />EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut):<br />http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20<br />Donations:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/donations/<br />Projects:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/projects/<br />Electronics Info Wiki:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/
