The Feasibility of Trials of Renewable Energy Generation in Highways

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• Alternative Title:
  Trials of Renewable Energy Generation in Highways: Feasibility Study ; Task No. 3/302_042 Trials of Renewable Energy Generation in Highways ; TRL PR/CSS/14/03 The Feasibility of Trials of Renewable Energy Generation in Highways
• Creators:
  Carder, Derek
• Corporate Creators:
  Transport Research Laboratory (Great Britain)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  1053: Road Network Alternate Fuels Electricity Heating Highways Networks Noise Barriers Pavement Design Pavement Heating Pavements Renewable Energy Sources Road Heating Road Networks Roads

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  PPR032
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  England
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00985770
• ISSN:
  0968-4093
• Corporate Publisher:
  Transport Research Laboratory (Great Britain)
• Abstract:
  Renewable energy technologies are likely to become more important as other energy sources become depleted and the cost of power generation using fossil fuels rises. Renewable sources of energy have considerable potential for increasing security of supply although, in most cases, they require significant initial investment. This report reviews the use of two technologies with potential for producing renewable energy on the highway network. They are the production of electricity using solar panels mounted on highway noise barriers, and the storage and redistribution of direct heat retrieved from the solar thermal heating of pavements. (A)
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b7b24cb6472f20df678c0b9b963e26ba6e90c4e93c7a62dfc10aff19fb7cf4d7
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40117/dot_40117_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.20 MB ]