Innovation: Sunrise boulevards could bring clean power - tech - 27 August 2010 - New Scientist: "With many governments now introducing feed-in tariffs – financial incentives for homeowners to install sources of renewable energy – some companies are even offering to install photovoltaic (PV) cells on house roofs for free. But although solar cells are destined to become a more common sight, are rooftops really the best place for them?
Even if the government inducements work, and PV cells end up adorning large portions of the urban skyline, by 2020 they are expected to account for a mere 2 per cent of electricity in the UK. There may, however, be another way to enable PV cells to make a greater contribution: stick them on our roads and drive on them."
Monday, August 30, 2010
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