Abstract
The article touches upon the problem of implementing energy saving technologies in the road building, in particular, installing solar panels instead of asphalt pavement. The main advantages of using solar panels in the road building and the functions of the pavement including lighting in the dark, energy source for recharging electric cars, which are gaining popularity in Europe; using communication layer of this pavement as high-speed Internet channel and mobile communication; proper traffic bearing surface that could replace conventional asphalt. The roadway equipped with panels acts as a network of individual cells, each of them is controlled by the central computer. This fact helps to replace any panel in case of damage or spoilage. The observation of “smart road” projects designed by the engineers of different countries has been presented. The considered innovative solutions in the road building allow to bring the state of the roads in the fast-growing cities to the necessary ecological level, as well as to solve the problem of slippery roads in winter. The disadvantage of projects of building the roads based on solar batteries at first will be the high cost of manufacturing.
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