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Inspired by: FP7 » Highways become covered with nano-solarpanels

version: 2 / updated: 2011-01-24
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Originally submitted by: Tuomo Kuosa
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Last changed by: Maurizio Sajeva
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 5 - Energy

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Renewable electricity generation

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Highways become covered with nano-solarpanels

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
Due to breakthrough in solarpanel and nano carbon tube technologies, 20% of all highways become covered with nano-solarpanels which are able to load electric car batteries during the drive by 2030. This solves many transportaion polution, energy demnand issues.

Keywords

solarpanel, nano-solarpanel, electric car, batteriy,

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

Due to breakthrough in solarpanel and nano carbon tube technologies, 20% of all highways become covered with nano-solarpanels which are able to load electric car batteries during the drive by 2030.

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050+

Features of life if the wild card manifests

Feature 1: business models and industrial environment
cheap energy. indutrial development for the reccycling of used batteries
Feature 2: education and research environment
enhanced education and research in solar energy
Feature 3: consumers, markets and lifestyles
cheap energy, increasing of electrical applications
Feature 4: technology and infrastructure
enhanced technological development in various directions, mainly in solar applications
Feature 5: politics and global affairs
reduction of pro-oil policies, geopolitical changes and end of dependence on oil.
Feature 6: health and quality of life
enhanced.
Feature 7: security and defence
improved security, enhanced peace

Type of event

Human planned (e.g. terrorist attack or funded scientific breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
A new development/situation
(e.g. a Romani state is established in central Europe; A message from an alien civilisation existing on a distant planet is received and understood, etc.

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Desirable

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

economic filters (business/market interests)
political filters (party or ideological interests)

Key drivers or triggers

Provide up to 2 possible drivers or triggers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
please describe
Driver / Trigger 1 		please describe
Driver / Trigger 2
Technological/Scientific breakthrough in energy production by solar cells

Potential impacts (risks & opportunities)

Timeframe options
Risks Opportunities
short term
(1 to 5 years after the Wild Card manifests) 		great energy production at low cost and environmentaally friendly

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Energy security/dynamics
Techno-security, hazard & risk

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Nanosciences, nanotech, materials & new prod. tech.
Energy
Security

Pan-European strategies potentially helping to deal with the wild card

please justify:
particularly relevant
Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer
Fostering and facilitating coherent international cooperation in science and technology

 Features of a research-friendly ecology contributing to deal with the wild card

For further information about 'research-friendly strategies' click here

please justify:
particularly relevant
Overcoming sub-criticality and systemic failures
To be subcritical means that the effort in a particular field or subfield lacks resources, equipment or a sufficient number of researchers to achieve a desired goal
Strengthening the actors in the research-friendly ecology
(i.e. Research funding organisations, universities, businesses, Research and Technology Organisations, Researchers and Citizens)