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Solar Roadways

By djengomac

  • Founded`

    Founded`
    Solar Roadways was founded by husband and wife team Scott & Julie Brusaw in 2006

  • SR1

    SR1
    The next big event was the USDOT’s SBIR solicitation, looking for a new pavement system that could help pay for itself with the generation of renewable energy. We applied for the Phase I SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contract and received the $100,000 six-month award.

  • General Electric

    General Electric
    General Electric Ecomagination Powering the Grid Challenge Winner- Community Award (most popular votes out of over 3800 challenge entries). We were flown to New York along with other winners to attend the award ceremony and were awarded $50,000

  • SR2

    SR2
    We were awarded a 2-year $750,000 Phase II SBIR contract by the USDOT in July of 2011. This funding allowed us to conduct more research and build the world’s first prototype solar parking lot.

  • Indiegogo

    Indiegogo
    Solar Roadways raised over $2.2 million on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. Solar Roadways broke the records for having the most donors, over 48,000 from 165 different countries. We were invited to continue on Indiegogo with an InDemand campaign, and perks are still available there. We have now raised over $2,282,000 from well over 50,000 donors.

  • SR3

    SR3
    We were awarded a second 2-year $750,000 Phase II SBIR contract by the USDOT in July of 2011. This funding allowed us to conduct more research and build the world’s first prototype solar parking lot.

  • The Green Challenge

    The Green Challenge
    Solar Roadways was chosen as one of 25 semi-finalists in the Postcard Lottery Green Challenge

  • Innovation Nation MoMadness Champion

    Innovation Nation MoMadness Champion
    Solar Roadways becomes the 1st Annual Innovation Nation MoMadness Champion!
    The TV show Innovation Nation chose Solar Roadways as one of sixteen Innovators from the first four years of their show for their Mo Madness bracket-style tournament. Solar Roadies the world over voted Solar Roadways to the top and on to become the champions, which continues to show that the world is ready for Solar Roadways and the vision to make the world a greener and safer place.

  • ACC

    ACC
    A group of ACC (Airport Consultants Council) Young Professionals who had reached out to us, entered a Young Professionals competition in Denver at the Airport Planning Design & Construction Symposium. Their presentation, “‘Solar Powered & Intelligent Pavement’ won first place!

  • DOD

    DOD
    We were so honored to have Solar Roadways featured on the cover of the professional journal Technologies for an article about our successful test results as part of our third USDOT contract.