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Imagine a world where walking and driving surfaces offer more than being just a flat place to walk and drive. Innovation is all around us and yet our roads remain the same. Solar Roadways® creates intelligent sustainable infrastructure. By creating robust Solar Road Panels, which can support vehicles up to 250,000 pounds, Solar Roadways® has opened a brand-new market for the solar industry. They are impervious to potholes and modular for faster maintenance. This technology brings safety features that were previously unattainable.

Our calculations show that covering all paved surfaces in the U.S. with Solar Road Panels can produce over three times the energy the U.S. currently uses.

*All images of Solar Roadways® products on this page are of prototype models. 

Embedded multi-colored LED lights create lines and signage and eliminate the need for painted road lines. Heating elements help keep surfaces free of snow and ice, making winter safer in colder climates. Embedded microprocessors make every panel intelligent, which opens the door to a whole new world of options for safety and convenience. Solar Road panels can communicate with central control stations providing needed data, and the dynamic LEDs offer the ability for instant communication back to drivers. 

Communication with vehicles will be possible too, and thereby the ability to potentially make autonomous vehicles much safer. Solar Roadways® goal is to be able to provide the delivery system for dynamic electric vehicle charging so that eventually electric vehicles can charge on clean sunshine while they drive.

Our “Solar Freakin’ Roadways” video went viral with over 22 million views on YouTube. Our 2014 Indiegogo Campaign broke two Indiegogo Records, and over $2.2 million was raised.

Solar Roadways® has captured the imagination of the world as we invest in a greener, safer future for every country.

We have developed four Solar Road Panel models while doing research and development funded by three U.S. Department of Transportation grants. Our models SR3 and SR4 have had “real world testing” at our public pilot site in Idaho. We are in the process of developing Solar Road Panel model SR5, the fifth iteration of our product. SR5 will become our first commercially available product. All images of Solar Roadways® products on this page are of prototype models. 

Current paved infrastructure is antiquated, unintelligent, dangerous, slow to maintain, and has no return on investment. The same is true of parking lots, driveways, and all paved walking and driving surfaces. The solar energy that is absorbed by these surfaces is wasted and creates a “heat island” effect, raising the temperature of cities by as much as 1-7 degrees Fahrenheit. We invented Solar Roadways® out of concern for the environment and the climate crisis. Today, the consensus of the scientific community about the perils of climate change for our planet is even stronger. 

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Currently, stormwater travels from our roads to our waterways. Pollutants such as antifreeze, oil, heavy metals from cars, fertilizers, pesticides, etc., form a toxic cocktail that travels right into the nearest body of water.

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives detailed report cards on U.S. infrastructure – their latest report gives U.S. roads the grade of D. They state, “America’s roads are often crowded, frequently in poor condition, chronically underfunded and are becoming more dangerous."

Solar Road Panels are first and foremost an intelligent infrastructure product designed to be strong enough to be driven on, impervious to potholes, and modular for ease and speed of installation and maintenance. They are designed with tractioned tempered glass, which allows them to be transparent so they can double as a solar panel.

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Although Solar Road Panels can never be as efficient as rooftop solar (since they have to be much more robust), the vast potential market means that they could still more than meet U.S. energy needs.

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Pressure sensors (will be incorporated into SR5, our 5th model) will be able to detect wildlife, accidents and other obstructions and warn drivers to slow down. Future goals include incorporating dynamic chargers so electric vehicles can charge on clean sunshine while they drive and to collaborate with manufacturers of autonomous vehicles. The intelligence of Solar Roadways® can help make their technology safer and could eventually control the vehicles.

We created our prototype Cable Corridor as part of our second U.S. Department of Transportation contract, as one of our tasks was to work on a solution for stormwater. Cable Corridors provide a secure “home” for wires and cables for utilities and data companies and another channel to collect and treat stormwater. This will help prevent power outages, wildfire, increase safety, beautify our landscapes, and help keep our waterways clean.

Solar Roadways® has been collaborating with Utah State University’s ASPIRE (Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification) program. ASPIRE has the dynamic charging technology and Solar Roadways® has the delivery system, which would allow the EVs to charge on sunshine rather than fossil fuels.

In 2009, Solar Roadways® was awarded its first SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase I contract.

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Solar Roadways® was awarded a 2-year $750,000 Phase II SBIR contract by the USDOT in 2011. This funding allowed us to conduct more research and build the world’s first prototype solar parking lot.

More testing was desired by the USDOT, so a Phase IIB SBIR contract was awarded. 

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The testing funded by the Phase IIB contract was featured on the cover of Technologies Magazine in March 2020 as Solar Roadways® successfully passed every test.

We won with the most popular votes at the GE Ecomagination contests and Innovation Nation’s Mo Madness contest. We also were included in President Obama’s State of the Union Address after being invited to the first White House Maker’s Faire.

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We were selected as one of Google’s Moonshots and invited to give a Solve for X talk at Google Headquarters in New York City. 

Solar Roadways® was honored to appear in the movie YERT (Your Environmental Roadtrip) and was featured in Focus Forward/GE short documentary Solar Roadways®. The YERT team has been filming Solar Roadways® with the intent to create a full-length film.

We spoke and displayed our technology at ConExpo 2017 - the largest construction trade show in North America and is available once every three years.

In October 2020, Solar Roadways® was selected to receive an SBIR contract with U.S. Department of Defense which is being finalized currently. This is sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

At Solar Roadways®, we aim to change the way we walk and drive as we know it - with potential market penetration to virtually all types of infrastructure.

The global smart cities market size is expected to grow from USD 410.8 billion in 2020 to USD 820.7 billion by 2025.

Although we haven’t yet made our Solar Road Panels available for purchase, we’ve been inundated with requests for a vast variety of projects from business owners, cities and homeowners. Homeowners are enthusiastic about powering their homes with clean energy with solar driveways and patios which double as dance floors and sports courts and can be used for holiday decorating. 

Solar Roadways® has opened the door for infrastructure to be both sustainable and intelligent. We believe it is time to put our roads and parking lots and driveways to work for us.

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*The graphic above is a computer generated demo of how Solar Roadways® products could work in a parking lot. 

We’ve taken the best of infrastructure and married it with the best of solar panels to create a brand-new product category.

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When the time comes to offer roadway applications, cities will find that the dynamic nature of LED lights brings a whole new world of flexible options for the community.

Since Solar Road Panels have been designed for use on all walking and driving surfaces on earth, the market is wide open. California recently passed laws to become the first state requiring all new homes to have solar. Although we have not begun to accept purchase orders (other than for two pilot sites), interested customers reach out from all over the world, telling us they are ready for the first sustainable infrastructure with an ROI (return on investment).

To date, we’ve developed four iterations of our Solar Road Panels along with the manufacturing process to produce them.

Why do we need funding now? Some customers, such as government entities, require Underwriters Laboratory (UL) approval for electronic products. Since our technology creates a new product category, UL is only able to tell us that it will cost no more than $500,000 for this certification. Solar Road Panels communicate wirelessly so we also need FCC approval (we’ve received a estimated quote of $19,000). 

Finally, all the Solar Road Panel models to date have been paired with off-the-shelf microinverters/optimizers. These are designed for rooftop solar and don’t work well with our custom Solar Road Panels. We plan to design our own microinverter and customize it to work directly with our panels to achieve maximum energy harvesting. We’re excited to bring microinverter design in house so that we can offer a complete system to customers and add a new product to our portfolio.

SR5 will be the culmination of all that was learned through laboratory testing, testing at independent universities, pilot site testing, and four design iterations. It will become our first commercially available product. We are currently working with manufacturing engineers and mass manufacturing entities with an eye toward ease of manufacturing for mass production. Costs will drop with economies of scale – our goal has always been to make the panels affordable for the average homeowner.

Reopening the campaign for an additional $1.5 million will allow us to buy some needed equipment and to hire additional help. Additionally, we have found a software company who can create fully functional software which each customer will receive in order to customize the LED lights to create holiday decorating, sports and game options etc. on driveways, patios etc. Business owners will use the software to customize parking lot configurations and add specialty features such as advertising, VIP parking, EV Charging spaces etc.  

We are the “original” Solar Roadways® and our name has become synonymous with this new industry. Solar Roadways® conceptualized and invented what we believe to be the world’s first Solar Road Panel, opening up a new product category for the solar industry.

Competition:

SolaRoad – solar only – located in the Netherlands

Wattway – solar only – located in France

Qilu – solar only – located in China

Platio – solar only – located in Hungary – pedestrian surfaces only

*The founders, CEO and President Scott Brusaw and Vice President Julie Brusaw, hold multiple key patents in relation to its products. These two patents (US 8,907.202B and US D712,822 S) are licensed to the company for use. 

We have successfully taken our company through three USDOT contracts and all required testing, and four product iterations to reach the point that we are nearly ready for mass production and have the customer interest to support it. Model SR5 is already being designed – it will be our first commercially available product. We believe we have created a viable manufacturing process and are currently in talks with mass manufacturers who can help us tweak that process for speed and efficiency. We feel like this is an ideal time for investors to join us on the journey and help us to move forward quickly for the sake of the planet and all inhabitants.

Our plan is to begin with non-critical infrastructure such as driveways, parking lots, bike paths, playgrounds and sidewalks. Roadways will be last, perhaps two–three years after sufficient non-critical installations. Roadway infrastructure will bring an enormous benefit. In addition to the intelligence, modularity, and clean energy, this system is naturally decentralized, which will bring national security benefits. 

Solar Roadways® has captured the imagination of a world in need of change.

Solar Roadways® was founded by husband and wife team Scott and Julie Brusaw.

Scott has a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. He is the acting CEO and Chief Engineer. He specializes in hardware, firmware, and software. He also doubles as a mechanical, materials, civil, and power engineer. With his experience in creating innovative technologies, Scott also speaks frequently at national and international events.

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Julie has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and enjoys being the liaison to interested customers, distributors, collaborators and press. Julie runs all social media platforms, where she responds to a large international fan base.

Scott and Julie are the majority owners of the company and collaborate on all decision making.

Solar Roadways® is paving the way toward a greener future through sustainable intelligent infrastructure. Our research and development was partially funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation through three successful grants. Our proprietary technologies can change the future of transportation. We’ve been inundated with customer requests from all over the world before we’ve been able to achieve the mass manufacturing needed to meet demand.

We’ve had requests from the public and private sectors as our traction continues to grow. We believe our model is highly scalable, as we enter what we view is an essentially limitless market of replacing virtually any paved surface.

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By raising funds and expanding our technology, we can provide sustainable, intelligent infrastructure to make the world a greener and safer place for all.

*All images of Solar Roadways® products on this page are of prototype models. 

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