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author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2014, 01:19:53 pm
content: Check this out!http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/11/09/netherlands-is-the-first-country-to-open-solar-road-for-public/Seems like a great way to funnel government money via grants/tax breaks/subsidies!Wonder when we'll get one in Quebec?

author: PE1RKI
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2014, 01:36:01 pm
content: in a dutch article they clearly say that it is an experiment to see how it goes.http://verkeerskunde.nl/fietspad-dat-zonne-energie-opwekt-een-stap.34812.lynkx

author: redtails
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2014, 01:38:32 pm
content: Check outThis is a recent episode on the EEVBlog where Dave discusses and debunks some myths concerning the Dutch solar roadway project and its projected payback period.While you're at it, take a look at the forum thread concerning the video's discussion

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2014, 03:33:12 pm
content: Quote from: AcHmed99 on November 10, 2014, 02:06:20 pmToo useful for Quebec.We'd design it with the panels facing down. Then have a big inquiry to find out who designed it that way but will achieve nothing. In the meantime, some company with a different name but the same address will fix it for ten times the initial cost.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 01:29:08 am
content: In case you missed redtails, here is the link againhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-681-more-solar-roadways-bullshit!/Granted, it's only 4 days old but I think Dave has his fill with solar pathways as well

author: Vito_R
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 01:50:35 am
content: Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on November 10, 2014, 03:33:12 pmNo in Quebec the panels would never last with the crater sized potholes we have here. They can't even fix these vehicle swallowing potholes do you think they could ever invest money in a solar highway?http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/photos/big-in-quebec-potholes-and-sinkholes-1.2602832

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 02:50:16 am
content: Quote from: Vito_R on November 11, 2014, 01:50:35 amGive it to Hydro, they'll find a way to generate electricity at 1$ per KwH and sell it for 5 cents to the US (for accounting tricks), and then turn around and ask for a rate hike from its hydro users...

author: LukeW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 04:53:56 am
content: Quebec would be better to follow Ontario's example, where they have used nuclear power to move to genuine, honest, affordable, real-world practical no-bullshit 100% coal-free power generation.http://live.gridwatch.ca/home-page.html

author: Vito_R
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 05:12:37 am
content: Quote from: LukeW on November 11, 2014, 04:53:56 amSure and pray and hope for no more Fukushimas.

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 05:20:57 am
content: Quote from: LukeW on November 11, 2014, 04:53:56 amNonsense, we have hydro. Remove the corrupt Quebec-style management and it's excellent.

author: nitro2k01
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 07:33:29 am
content: Quote from: Vito_R on November 11, 2014, 05:12:37 am1) Make sure nuclear power plants are well maintained and built with the knowledge that we have gained in the last 50 years.2) Don't build nuclear power plants on seismically active land. (Sorry Japan, you're out!)With those rules in mind, we most likely won't see another "Fukushima".

author: Vito_R
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 07:52:31 am
content: Quote from: nitro2k01 on November 11, 2014, 07:33:29 amUnfortunately nuclear power plants don't fair well with Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. As we have seen from past experience.