Enough waiting! Will Corbett ever show us the goods?
I appreciate your patience. You’ve stuck with me through multiple threads to show you what is here. Earlier, I gave you a preview of the look and feel of the Interstate Traveler in motion with the following photo:
The first time I showed this image to you, it was to demonstrate that it will operate very well alongside the multilane highways of North America. Now that you’ve had a chance to soak in that image, let’s circle back around and highlight the aspect which I like best, the fact that it’s COVERED with photovoltaic solar panels. Here’s an aerial view.
At web resolution, it can be difficult to discern but the center of the rail as well as the roof of the passenger station and the terrestrial posts near the very top of the above image are covered with blue solar panels. They are designed to capture even a flicker of solar radiation and generate electricity which is used to power the electrolyzers as I described last time.
Since the cars which ride the elevated rails will pass at about 200 miles an hour except when docked, the structure of the system will maximize the solar radiation captured each and every day. For a quick example, watch the 20-second video clip which appears below. It demonstrates a car in motion and how quickly it passes over each of the thousands of panels which will line every mile of rail.
http://www.interstatetraveler.us/images/Maglev-traveler%20rideby%20rev2-5mb.wmv
OK, so I have explained the pros of solar energy, clean energy and free fuel. However, what are the cons and how are they used synergistically?
Well, as I explained in my previous thread, during the average day in North America, even November and December when the planet’s tilt is least favorable, the sun shines somewhere. If we measure solar radiation nationally or continentally, there is an abundance of sun all 52 weeks of the year. Locally, though, there can be a real shortage of sun when we need it most.
As the owner of a solar water heater, I know this reality all too well.
The problem with all of our other solar energy systems is that the weather can but a real damper on things. The Interstate Traveler will solve this problem when fully built by capturing all available sunshine and converting it to hydrogen right there. That hydrogen then will be piped throughout the system and available as needed, irrespective of solar radiation shining on any particular locale.
The pros of solar energy are played against the cons and everyone wins!
Sustainable Justice For All!
Corbett Kroehler
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