North Idaho’s Scott Brusaw is already looking at the next phase of his solar road dream.

Brusaw, of Sagle’s Solar Roadways is finishing up his prototype of a solar road panel under a U.S. Department of Transportation grant. His next step is to partner with Pennsylvania State University's Materials Research Institute to develop tough enough glass to take the beating of trucks and cars, heat and cold.

Scientific American has one of the latest stories on the innovator whose dream has caught the imagination of many worldwide.

You might remember my story in September about the North Idaho electrical engineer who said every mile of four-lane highway built with his new Solar Roadways panels would produce enough electricity to power 500 homes. If he rebuilt the entire 47,000-mile interstate system, he figures he could meet the nation's power demands and more.
Brusaw has to conceptualize his solar road panel by February. But Brusaw is building a working model that not only produces electricity but also includes a heating element to melt snow and ice and a plumbing system to carry the water away.
And once he gets the glass that makes the grade he wants the federal government to begin testing. Then he wants to try them on parking lots.
He has added the novel idea of placing light emitting diodes, like those that will be made at Micron Technology’s Boise plant in the road to tell drivers of upcoming cautions.
Learn more at the Solar Roadways website