Abstract
Renewable Energy has evolved into an integral part of the future Energy Landscape. Their unique feature of being perpetual and consumed close to the loads and thus within the urban environment, leads to new ways of their integration. Solar Collector Pavements are the latest trend of integrating Renewables within the urban mesh by creating operational and efficient sources of energy for different applications. Solar collector pavements harvest energy from sun to provide ancillary services within the smart city concept. They alleviate the city environment from the thermal capacity by storing energy (thermal or electrical) and when necessary use it to cover buildings’ thermal loads, power lights, street signs or even cover electric bicycles needs.This paper reviews the latest progress on solar collector pavement technology and categorizes the different technologies of this trend by their potential applications in the urban environment. It also reviews and sum up the features of each application and the barriers that may hinder the solar pavement approach at the time. It also presents the related pilots around the world and discusses what steps need to be taken before the trend gets mainstream.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
