A solar energy utilization apparatus for installation on a road includes a mounting frame and solar cells. The mounting frame includes a top support and two lateral mounting legs connected to both sides of the top support, the top support is configured to face the road, and the lateral mounting legs respectively are installed on both sides of the road. The solar cells are arranged on the top support, each of the solar cells has a light receiving surface that is tilted downward, toward a same side of the road at a substantially same angle thereby facing an orientation where sunlight intensity is greater. The invention does not occupy farmland and other green vegetation areas. More importantly, such a configuration can provide a huge installation site for solar energy utilization apparatus, which meets the rapid development of the solar energy industry in the future.

A solar energy utilization apparatus for installation on a road includes a mounting frame and solar cells. The mounting frame includes a top support and two lateral mounting legs connected to both sides of the top support, the top support is configured to face the road, and the lateral mounting legs respectively are installed on both sides of the road. The solar cells are arranged on the top support, each of the solar cells has a light receiving surface that is tilted downward, toward a same side of the road at a substantially same angle thereby facing an orientation where sunlight intensity is greater. The invention does not occupy farmland and other green vegetation areas. More importantly, such a configuration can provide a huge installation site for solar energy utilization apparatus, which meets the rapid development of the solar energy industry in the future.

Multi-functional barrier walls equipped with solar panels, Structural Solar Panels (SSPs) and/or wind turbines along liner boundaries, farmlands, fire zones, highways, railroads, liner terrains or linearly configured spaces to produce electricity from solar and wind energy. The barrier walls may be used as boundary walls, security barriers, sound attenuating barriers, fire barriers, wind barriers or dust barriers. A method of financing the said barrier walls by the electricity produced by the said solar panels, said Structural Solar Panels (SSPs) and/or wind turbines.

Multi-functional barrier walls equipped with solar panels, Structural Solar Panels (SSPs) and/or wind turbines along liner boundaries, farmlands, fire zones, highways, railroads, liner terrains or linearly configured spaces to produce electricity from solar and wind energy. The barrier walls may be used as boundary walls, security barriers, sound attenuating barriers, fire barriers, wind barriers or dust barriers. A method of financing the said barrier walls by the electricity produced by the said solar panels, said Structural Solar Panels (SSPs) and/or wind turbines.

Proposed is a smart guardrail capable of absorbing a shock induced when a vehicle collides with the guardrail to protect an occupant against the shock and of in real time performing monitoring and remote control to prevent a subsequent traffic accident. The smart guardrail, including a support fixedly installed at an equal distance at a center or an edge of a road, and a guardrail plate fixedly coupled to one or both sides of the support, further includes: a shock absorption member absorbing and thus reducing a shock induced when a vehicle collides with the guardrail; and a terminal configured to detect an external shock, an appearance of a wild animal on the road, and transmit a warning signal to an adjacent terminal positioned in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the vehicle and to terminals positioned in succession behind the adjacent terminal.

A functional device includes in succession: a first protective film on the front face of the device, with Young's modulus (YM) E1 and thermal dilatation coefficient (TDC) CTE1, a first exterior encapsulation film, with YM E2 and TDC CTE2, an interior encapsulation film, with YM E3 and TDC CTE3, a second exterior encapsulation film, with YM E4 and TDC CTE4, a second plate on the rear face of the device, with YM E5 and TDC CTE5, E1 and E5 being similar or identical, E2 and E4 being similar or identical, E1>E2 and E4<E5, CTE1 and CTE5 being similar or identical, CTE2 and CTE4 being similar or identical, CTE1<CTE2 and CTE4>CTE5, and one film of the first exterior encapsulation film, the interior encapsulation film and the second exterior encapsulation film encapsulating the active elements; and method for producing a functional traversable surface.

A functional device includes in succession: a first protective film on the front face of the device, with Young's modulus (YM) E1 and thermal dilatation coefficient (TDC) CTE1, a first exterior encapsulation film, with YM E2 and TDC CTE2, an interior encapsulation film, with YM E3 and TDC CTE3, a second exterior encapsulation film, with YM E4 and TDC CTE4, a second plate on the rear face of the device, with YM E5 and TDC CTE5, E1 and E5 being similar or identical, E2 and E4 being similar or identical, E1>E2 and E4<E5, CTE1 and CTE5 being similar or identical, CTE2 and CTE4 being similar or identical, CTE1<CTE2 and CTE4>CTE5, and one film of the first exterior encapsulation film, the interior encapsulation film and the second exterior encapsulation film encapsulating the active elements; and method for producing a functional traversable surface.

A device is provided for vertically attaching to a wall, in particular to a noise barrier, including a frame and at least two tins which have solar panels and are provided on a front face of the frame, wherein at least two supporting projections, each with a bearing for supporting the frame, extend outwards from a rear face of the frame, the fins forming elongate frame struts.

A device is provided for vertically attaching to a wall, in particular to a noise barrier, including a frame and at least two tins which have solar panels and are provided on a front face of the frame, wherein at least two supporting projections, each with a bearing for supporting the frame, extend outwards from a rear face of the frame, the fins forming elongate frame struts.

A subsurface energy storage system includes roadway housings arranged to define a surface to carry vehicles. Each roadway housing has an energy storage assembly having a housing defining cavities, and energy storage units respectively carried within the cavities and being electrically coupled together. Each roadway housing also includes a layer adjacent to the energy storage assembly and to provide the surface to carry vehicles. The subsurface energy storage system also includes an energy storage management controller coupled to the energy storage units in the roadway housings.