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Solar Energy in Transportation – What is it? - We researched using solar energy to improve transportation methods - Solar energy is currently being developed to provide solar roadways, cars, buses, and even planes - Solar reduces waste and harmful gases into the environment - Helps make transportation more efficient http://newatlas.com/solar-rail-tunnel-completed/18881/#gallery 2 Relevance of Solar Energy in Transportation - Using solar energy pollutes the air much less than emissions from cars - Fossil fuels aren’t unlimited and the sun is never-ending energy source - Creating solar powered transportation will result in a major amount of jobs being created compared to other industries http://environmentblog.ncpa.org/how-is-creating-green-jobs-is-like-banning-tractors-to-create-farm-jobs/#sthash.Ss79EdIa.dpbs 3 Renewable circles show annual energy potential, while the fossil fuel and nuclear energy circles are representing total known reserves. http://planetsave.com/2015/06/27/solar-power-pros-and-cons-is-solar-power-worth-it/ 4 Relevance of Solar Energy in Transportation - Would heavily impact everyone involved with the oil and gas companies as they would not be required to be open anymore - Many gas stations would need to be converted to charging stations which creates new jobs - The price of an average solar powered car is estimated to be about $200,000. While people would save on gas, it would be a large upfront investment http://www.facilities.uiowa.edu/uem/renewable-energy/solar-energy.html 5 History of Solar Powered Transportation - Research teams have been designing cars with built in solar panels to generate energy that powers the cars engine - A solar team, Solar Team Eindhoven, has designed a solar powered car that seats four people - The car is so energy efficient that it can generate more energy than it uses to drive, over the course of a year 6 http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/efficiency/solar-powered-family-car-generates-more-energy-than-it-uses
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