High-Tech Roads Are Powering Electric Cars, Sensors and More
Two projects in Georgia and New York are exploring new technologies which embed power generation, computing and more into paving, opening up this right-of-way space to accommodate solar panels and smart city sensors. The Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners, Ga., has installed solar power generation panels into the paving surface. Submitted Photo/ Curiosity Lab
These days, road and sidewalk surfaces can accommodate much more than driving or walking. New technologies are using these surfaces to embed power generation, communication and other capabilities.
The Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners, Ga., a site for testing next-gen transportation technologies, is placing solar power panels into a roadway. The panels will generate the electricity to power an electric car charging port.
Peachtree Corners home to the country s first road surface solar panels
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Smart City Installs USA s First Road Surface Solar Panels on Autonomous Vehicle Lane
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Peachtree Corners Smart City and The Ray Install USA s First Road Surface Solar Panels on Autonomous Vehicle Lane
Published 12-10-20
Submitted by Ray C. Anderson Foundation
Peachtree Corners – the nation’s first smart city environment powered by real-world infrastructure and next-generation connectivity – today unveiled the city’s new solar roadway system which produces energy for a solar-powered EV charging station located at city hall. The installation also marked the first road surface-powered solar panels to be activated in a United States city.
The solar roadway is located in a section of Technology Parkway’s autonomous vehicle test lane and was provided to the city through a partnership with The Ray, a nonprofit living laboratory and proving ground located along an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 spanning between LaGrange and the Georgia/Alabama state line.