Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Solar Energy Eliminates Ice

Pave Guard:

Getting rid of snow and ice forever...
using the power of the sun.

Pave Guard Technologies,® Inc. has combined subsurface heating with solar energy to present a system that will eliminate snow and ice from forming on pavement while serving as an alternative energy source. The Pave Guard System is also designed to pay for itself over a period of 5-7 years while putting money back in your pocket for another 13 years or more.

Solar panels silently convert light into electricity. They have no moving parts, require little maintenance and are designed to last for many years. Photovoltaic solar panels work best in direct sunlight, but they also work well even on cloudy days.

Solar panels can be used to supply a substantial proportion of the electrical needs of typical households. They can be mounted on the roof or on the ground and connected to the local electric utility or stand alone (not connected to the utility), either supplying all the power directly to the home or pumping the excess back to the utility. Apart from reducing your electricity bill, home owners can often sell any surplus electricity directly back to the utility at an attractive rate.

The Pave Guard Story

Many factors spur entrepreneurs to start companies.

For Corey McDonald, a snowstorm more than a decade ago was the inspiration for Pave Guard Technologies, a radiant heating system that uses the power of the sun to melt snow and ice on a wide variety of surfaces.

McDonald recalls driving through a fierce snowstorm in 1996 and witnessing numerous accidents. As he carefully made his way home, he wondered about possible solutions to the treacherous ice buildup that leads to numerous wrecks and slip-and-fall injuries.

More than a decade later, McDonald and partner Ed Smith have made that solution a reality with Pave Guard, an environmentally friendly system that captures solar energy through photovoltaic cells mounted on a roof or panel.

The sun’s rays power the system, which heats an antifreeze solution and circulates it through subsurface tubing.

Although outdoor radiant heating solutions already exist, the solar energy connection makes Pave Guard unique. Not only does the sun power the process, excess electricity can be used for other energy needs in homes or businesses or sold back to the grid.

Pave Guard can be used for driveways, sidewalks and commercial parking lots. McDonald also foresees an enormous application for bridges, which are prone to black ice buildup. Not only can Pave Guard keep bridges clear of ice, but its solar panels can power a lighting system to illuminate them in rural areas.

The system is fully automated and activates when the temperature drops to 38 degrees. The waterproof solar panels do not freeze over. In addition, the system continues to generate power on cloudy days by capturing energy from ultraviolet rays in the earth’s atmosphere.

http://www.paveguardtech.com/

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