Market definition studies for photovoltaic highway applications

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6170159· OSTI ID:6170159

Prospects for solar electric power are examined in applications related to highways within the continental United States. Principal prospective users are found to be the highway department of the various states. Economic analysis is employed to demonstrate that suitable applications can occur when powering apparatus such as signs, crossing signals, or instruments which consume less than 100 watts on the average, provided they are located at least one-half mile from existing utility power. Such applications are projected to occur two or three times per state per year. Attitudes of highway officials toward possible use of solar power are sampled and described. Although falling photovoltaic cell prices are expected to have little effect on sales potential here, methods for federal stimulation of this market are discussed.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1022
• OSTI ID: 6170159
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/0040-78/1; NASA-CR-159477
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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