Transcript 2014-03-10.INIST Swenson.Solar Skyways.ITE San Jose State

Solar Skyways
Institute of Transportation Engineers
San José State University
Ron Swenson
INIST
March 10, 2014
If climate change doesn’t get us…
If climate change doesn’t get us…
If climate change doesn’t get us…
… peak oil will
We have gridLock now & we
will see gas lines in the future
What can be done?
1992+ Tonatiuh, Coche Solar de Carreras
1992+ Tonatiuh, Coche Solar de Carreras
In Silicon Valley, a dollar can get you 10!
We must raise the bar to succeed
How can we deliver this performance?
San José introduced solar in their first
Automated Transit Network RFP
• Ensure that the ATN system is built … utilizing
renewable energy
• … maximize energy efficiency and potentially be
powered in whole or part by renewable energy.
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• … and calculating carbon emissions reductions
achievable through renewable energy
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• evaluate cost/benefits of using renewable energy to
offset all or a portion of the energy requirements
• Provide analysis of cost/savings and recommend
How can we deliver on the solar
skyways challenge?
3m
2m
Solar Race Car averages 90 km/hr with 6 m2 solar panel
Knowing it can be done, let’s ramp onto the Solar Highway …
17 X
2 seconds apart @ 90 km/hr = 50 m
… Podcars have 50 m ÷ 3 m = 17 X more collection area than solar race
cars!
Typical trip patterns closely match the
pattern of sunshine, with evening extension
What can we do in
Silicon Valley?
What we can do is
Silicon Energy
What we can do is
Silicon Transportation
We are using a unique and challenging approach
1. Technology: Engaging Universities with focus:
• High capacity electronics
• Suspended system
2. Government: Engaging Cities
• Encitra Modeling with UP students
• join ATNA
3. Economics: Engaging Industry
• first as mentors to students
• then as vendors building ATN
• then as buyers of ATN services
San José State has accepted the challenge
Solar Skyways: More Info
www.oilcrisis.com
www.inist.org
www.encitra.com
www.podcar.org
www.podcarcity.org
www.superway.us
www.solarskyways.com
Wake Up!!!
… to the Power of Solar
Thank you!