Did my ability to search for things intelligently on the internet die when Google search did or are there legitimately no personal umbrellas with solar panels and a battery pack? Like I feel like that would be an obvious thing, and there's a bajillion beach umbrellas and patio umbrellas that have solar panels. How are there no personal versions for wandering around on a sunny day with portable shade that gets you a charged battery pack? Is this a thing and I just can't find it or does it not exist yet and all of science has failed me in every way possible?

Sorry for the terrible AI picture, I didn't create it I just found it on the internet and it was the only one I could find because these apparently don't actually exist.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

Have you heard about solar roadways?

:-)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I think there are some test roads in the Netherlands on the bike lane. Roads are used in all weather conditions, 24/7. Umbrellas not. Roads have approximately the same energy yield as any solar panel on the roof, minus the suboptimal angle and minus the road users causing shadows.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    If you don't see the absurd part in trying to put solar panels as a road then I'm sorry I can't do anything for you 😁. There are exactly 0 practical reasons to do so.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    There is nothing absurd about it. Every surface, which is constantly exposed to the sun, should be covered in PV panels.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah, starting with a fucking road and having cars drive on it all the time instead of like, you know, putting the fragile panel on the side, so smart. I hope you're joking 😂😅 what's next, at the bottom of a pool?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    You know there are transparent materials that can withstand forces of those, that are applied on a bicycle path. No one was even remotely talking about driving over unprotected panels. That’s just a weird imagination in your head. Instead of doing that, you could just invest a couple of minutes into reading what is getting tested already.

    Netherland's Solar Roadway Performing Even Better Than Expected!

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    You're just digging the hole deeper.

    I bet those transparent material are as strong and cheap as asphalt, and becomes magically clean from tire traces...

    Why not put the panel on a stick on the side of the road? Is that not complicated and expensive enough?

    Edit: that Netherlands project seems cheap. BTW I have a bridge to sell, interested?

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