[cripplecreek]

My uncle met a scientist in Japan who is working on a durable coating for roads and parking lots that uses solar energy to produce electricity.

[Abathar]

Now there would be something usefull, look at the sq. miles of pavement out there. Hell if Walmart did all their parking lots alone they could probably generate enough to at least take a chunk out of their air conditioning costs...

[thinking]

what happens when the parking lot is full of cars?

[Centurion2000]

My uncle met a scientist in Japan who is working on a durable coating for roads and parking lots that uses solar energy to produce electricity.

How exactly will that deal with vulcanized rubber deposition from the wheels of passing cars?