 INTRODUCTION

 HISTORY
 SOLAR ENERGY
 CONSTRUCTION
 SALIENT FEATURES OF SOLAR ROADWAYS
 ADVANTAGES
 DISADVANTAGES
 FUTURE SCOPE
 CONCLUSION
 A solar roadways is a road surface that generates electricity by
solar power using photovoltaic and includes solar panels and LED
signage, that can be driven on.
Solar energy is preferable as compared to another
energy sources due to following reasons

 Reduced Dependency on Fossil Fuels

 Environmental friendly
 Flexible locations
 Photovoltaic cells
are used to convert
solar energy directly
into electricity using
semiconductors.
This is active of
solar technology.
A solar roadway consists of three layers:
 Glass layer/Road surface layer
 Electronic layer
 Base plate layer
 YES!
 According to Moh’s scale

of hardness, glass used in

solar roadways is harder
than current asphalt
roads.
INTELLIGENT HIGHWAYS
 power and data delivery.
 Forms a WAN, with each individual
panel containing a microprocessor
board with its own address.
 XBee RF module is added to incorporate
wireless communication.

MICROPROCESSOR BOARD
 Renewability
 Life span- 20-25 years
 Road illumination
 Intelligent highway system
 Military and rescue assistance
 Safer travel
 Reduces dependence on
fossil fuels
 Maintenance costs
 Seasonal efficiency
 Needs a town planning
 Still in research and development
 Needs more testing
 Create an intelligent, secure highway
 Self-healing power grid
 Provide safer driving conditions
 End our dependency on oil and other fossil fuels
 Traffic management
 Electric vehicles to recharge anywhere
 It's time to upgrade our infrastructure - roads and power grid - to the 21st
century.
 “Let’s make things to happen rather than waiting things to happen”
 “It’s better late than never” “Let’s go greener”