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Carbon Free USA

NCACP Engineering’s concept is to harness the energy from the sun by using the existing roadway. By retrofitting portions of the highways the surface of the roads will collect solar energy which can be put into the electrical grid.

Team Concept

Our concept calls for nothing less than a complete overhaul of the United States’ energy infrastructure. We propose that solar panels be placed in a small strip along major US roadways, electrolysis plants powered by energy from the roads be built to create clean hydrogen fuel for aircraft and shipping, automobiles be powered by cheap, efficient, and interchangeable batteries be produced, and most importantly, the United States be freed from its dependency on fossil fuels. The power generated from the roads will be enough provide for all of the current needs of the United States.

Team Description

New Castle Area Career Programs (NCACP) consists of eight area high schools that come together to offer Project Lead The Way (PLTW) pre-engineering curriculum to juniors and seniors. Students take a variety of courses ranging from Engineering & Design, Principles of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing & Engineering Development and Design. It is in the Engineering Development and Design class that these students are working to help solve our global dependency on fossil fuels.

Members

Stuart Hamby

Tyler Lowhorn

Jeff Guffey

Josh Morris

Zach Small

Advisor

Kelly Neal



New Castle Area Career Programs

801 Parkview Drive
New Castle
Indiana 47362

Development Plan


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Overview of Plan:
Harvesting the sun’s energy from existing highways, by imbedding solar panels into the road structure. After the energy is collected, it will be transferred to electrical harvesting cells. Energy can be dispersed to all needed areas.

Total Cost of the Plan:
7500

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Brooke Owens

Interesting idea! Great job telling us about it. Good luck!

shane weaver

you guys have a great idea

ron jermy

good job

Brendan O'connell

How long do you think the overall setup and construction will be? It seems like a good idea but I can't quite get my head around it.

eric muncie

you guys have a good idea

Nick Parks

On an earlier reply, you claim "With an economy of scale, the costs of construction would be recouped within a few short years". Comparing the amount of energy the average cell can produce with the cost of solar cells and polycarbonate (which is a plastic, not a glass) having your highway pay itself off in 14 years seems more accurate. And polycarbonate is somewhat vulnerable to the fluids found in a car, and melts at 250 degrees C, so your road would not tolerate crashes.

Reply: Well, "short" is a relative term. Our main objective for this project is to eliminate the United State’s carbon emissions. Making it financially appealing is a secondary goal, but as with evolution of products advances in solar cells would increase at a rapid rate because of the placed importance on them. Our goal is creating a system in which we are self sustaining, not reliant on fossil fuels.

The polycarbonate glass that we plan on using will be a mixture of reinforced polycarbonate "and" glass. The material would have a higher impact strength than standard asphalt. The panels would be towards the median, so vehicles would not normally be driving directly over them. And if there were a bad enough crash that the temperatures on the road exceeded 250 degrees C, even normal roads would need to be repaved or restructured.

Terry Etim

This intechangeble battery, what does that mean? Is for cars or something? That sounds like a really great idea. Good luck to you guys.

Reply: Yes, the interchangeable battery would be for cars, but they would also be developed for all motor vehicles as well. By creating a common battery system, (similar to concepts that manufactures have recently have proposed) batteries could easily be swapped out at a service stations in a matter of minutes if needed. Realistically, not every gas station would have this capability, but as long as you have them within you range a person could confidently drive without fear of running out of fuel. Thanks for your feedback!

Broc Mathis

I really like this idea. I think it will help out alot! Good Luck to you and your team.

Tim Spurlock

good luck!! and really great idea!!

Ashley Cox

Is your project more then just solar highways. Iv'e seen this idea before and even though it seems you are making upgrades to it, it is still a basic idea.

Reply: Our proposal is more than just solar roads, it is basically a comprehensive energy plan base on renewable energy.

T. Burgundy

I like this idea, but I saw it in Popular Science about a year ago. I think a team of scientists already patented some of technology used for this endeavor, so be careful. Nice job!

Reply: Thanks! We have seen a few ideas similar to ours on the internet and in magazines, but none of them are quite like what we are doing. Our plan will not only power the United States electrical needs, but we will be revolutionizing the automotive, airline, and shipping industries.

Preston Waters

I like your over all collecting idea, but how will the solar panels be protected in the roads. Is there some sort of protective material over the panels.

Reply:The solar panels themselves will not be directly driven on; they will be protected by a strong layer of reinforced polycarbonate glass.

Nancy Conrad

Can't wait to see your project . Congrats on making it to the finals. Try and take some transportation with heat this time. I remember how cold your team was in Columbus. Look forward to seeing you again. Good luck

Reply: It was great talking with you in Columbus, IN. We appreciate the opportunity to work with this program and were looking forward to seeing all the great projects in California.

Isaac Anderson

Now if solar panels are made from silicon, and cars weigh lets say 2 tons. Wouldn’t the weight of the car break the solar panels imbedded within the rode? If however, this design were to be installed it would cost a huge amount of money. Being that the majority of people aren’t installing even a single solar panel because of cost, why would people spend a lot of tax money instituting a solar road? In a recent NOVA documentary governor Arnold Schwarzenegger stated, people aren’t willing to pay money to stick solar panels on their houses; not because they don’t want to, they cant because the beginning cost of solar panels would be too large for the regular family to pay.

Reply: #1:The solar panels will be protected by a very strong layer of polycarbonate glass that is a few inches thick. The material that we envision using has a much higher impact strength than regular asphalt.

#2: Granted, the costs of constructing this array would be massive, but the power generated by a national sized grid would be just as large. With an economy of scale, the costs of construction would be recouped within a few short years. Besides, someone has to start.

#3: The scale of our project isn’t really comparable to the cost of a household solar array. Its construction would jumpstart the solar panel industry anyway, giving further incentive for innovation and cost reductions thereby reducing the overall price per panel. Also, much of the money for the project will be taken from funds that would’ve been spent maintaining the roads in the future.

James Scott

Why would putting solar panels on existing roadways defray the cost of setting up the solar panels? What do you think being driven on will do to the solar panels? How would any of this be more efficient than simply constructing a solar power plant?

Reply #1: With the number of panels that we plan on constructing, there will be enough power generated to fully provide for all of our electrical needs.

#2: The solar panels themselves will not be directly driven on; they will be protected by a strong layer of reinforced polycarbonate glass.

#3: New power plants would have to be constructed, taking up more of our valuable farm and woodland areas. The solar roads on the other hand would already be near existing infrastructure. They would be easily accessible and would not take up anymore land area.

Rick Ball

The proposal was really great! Good luck to you guys!!!!!!

Brian Tanner

Space Port Indiana is proud of the New Castle team making the finals as part of the Conrad Awards. Good luck to you and remember the hard work is just starting!

Reply: Thanks for your support, without it we could not have done it.


 

 

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