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posted by LaminatorX on Sunday November 09 2014, @12:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the hot-wheels dept.

Several sites are running a story on the solar roadway installation in the Netherlands, including phys.org and IFLScience.

However over at EEV Blog is a thorough critical review by Dave Jones which runs through the numbers and finds it doesn't add up as a practical proposal. There's references to Dave's original review of an earlier proposal, for some background on the calculations.

From the associated forum posting:

Dave shows how to go about doing ballpark engineering feasibility calculations for such a project, calculates the expected payback period, and SPOILER, shows why Solar Roadways will never be a viable technology. This time using real measured data from the Netherlands cycleway prototype, and real measured solar insolation data for the Netherlands

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 09 2014, @01:36AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 09 2014, @01:36AM (#114175)

    The Netherlands are not Norway. That is all.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 09 2014, @01:44AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 09 2014, @01:44AM (#114176)

    The Netherlands is also not plural. That is all.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 09 2014, @03:14AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 09 2014, @03:14AM (#114186)

      The Netherland are also not plurals. That are all.

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 09 2014, @04:38AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 09 2014, @04:38AM (#114191)

      http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Netherlands [reference.com]

      the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.

      So can be singular or plural.