Under-road radiators may beat the ice

Iria · Apr 25, 2008, 05:13 AM

The old question of how drivers of salt-spreading lorries get to work could soon be answered under government plans to recycle summer sunshine collected by Britain's roads and use it to keep them ice-free in winter.

The Highways Agency plans to install pipes underneath a section of road to gather solar energy in summer and recirculate it in winter.
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Source: Guardian

Apr 25, 2008, 05:13 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Under-road radiators may beat the ice The old question of how drivers of salt-spreading lorries get to work could soon be answered under government plans to recycle summer sunshine collected by Britain's roads and use it to keep them ice-free in winter. The Highways Agency plans to install pipes underneath a section of road to gather solar energy in summer and recirculate it in winter. _________ Source: Guardian