Solar roadways in Davis Square

[leiran]

I just watched this video about Solar Roadways, and immediately thought "Why isn't Somerville working on this?" Davis Square would be an amazing place for this kind of technology, though there may be legitimate reasons why it isn't appropriate. I'm curious to hear the perspectives people in this community about this type of project: the pitfalls, the unintended consequences, etc. On the surface, though, this seems absolutely amazing.

http://news.yahoo.com/solar-roadways-210149010.html

Comments

Re: Why Davis?

[kelkyag]

Nicer for parking, too -- shade in summer, less plowing in winter.

Re: Why Davis?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Yeah, honestly, the road thing just feels so obviously suboptimal in so many ways, I don't really understand everyone going crazy over it.

RE: Re: Why Davis?

[ifotismeni]

yep - i am honestly surprised that we don't see a lot of these around here. i saw a number of them in england.