Solar Roadways

Solar Roadways envisions a world where energy is created from every walking and driving surface.

To achieve this vision, the company has developed solar-powered road panels. These panels can transform nearly any surface into a virtual power plant by collecting clean solar energy.

Fading static painted lines and signage are replaced by up to sixteen million colors of dynamic embedded LEDs to create lines, verbiage, and graphics. Embedded heating elements improve winter safety in snowy regions. And every panel comes with a microprocessor built in, enabling the collection and transfer of data and assistance with traffic management.

Based on internal calculations, Solar Roadways’ panels could exceed the energy needs of the U.S. simply by converting existing walking and driving surfaces. If every road in the lower forty-eight states were converted to solar roadways, it could produce more than three times the amount of electricity the U.S. uses annually.

The company’s panel is called Model SR5. It represents years of iterative engineering of solar road-panel technology. Each panel is hexagonal in shape, is made from aluminum, and weighs thirty-five pounds. While normal solar panels can’t even be walked on, these panels are engineered to support the weight of 250,000-pound vehicles. They’re modular in design and feature onboard microprocessors and integrated heating elements.

The solar cells inside each panel create direct-current (DC) energy. The system then uses micro inverters to convert this energy into alternating-current (AC) energy, which is used to run homes and businesses. The micro inverters also prevent widespread power loss due to shading. For instance, if a car parks on a solar parking lot, only the panels beneath the vehicle are affected. The surrounding panels, still exposed to the sun, continue working normally.

To manufacture these panels, Solar Roadways works with ElringKlinger, an international company with facilities in the U.S., Germany, France, Spain, UK, Turkey, and Italy. Solar Roadways also has partnerships with Jordan Construction Company, which has customers like Walmart, Home Depot, and Best Buy, and IntelliTect, a software-development firm based in Spokane, Washington. This company has written the software for customers to control their solar road panels.

To spread its panels across the world, Solar Roadways will first introduce it to pedestrian applications — sidewalks, bike paths, playgrounds, etc. It then will move to parking lots and driveways, before going to slow-speed traffic settings like residential and service streets. The final applications are city/county roads and then highways and freeways.

Solar Roadways has been approached by military bases seeking unique applications for its technology. In 2025, it completed an installation at an Army base in New Hampshire. This includes walkways and a portion of a parking lot for vehicle testing.

Railroad companies have reached out about using its panels on train-station platforms, along light-rail lines, and on rail yards. Utility companies have reached out, too. Two expressed interest in installing panels on their own parking lots. One offered to pay for a community project.

Airports have also contacted Solar Roadways. These include small private airfields and major international airports. Hospitals, ambulance stations, and police departments have all reached out, too.

Solar Roadways has completed seven government grants and partnered with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force.

Team Background

Scott Brusaw - Co-Founder & CEO

Scott has more than thirty-five years of electrical-engineering experience.

Prior to starting Solar Roadways, he owned Radiant Bridge Solutions, a contract-engineering firm. Before that, he was an instructor at ITT Technical Institute, where he taught courses in electronics and microprocessors.

Earlier in his career, he was Direct of R&D with PDi Communications, an electronics-manufacturing company. Before that, he was a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Scott holds a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton.

Michael Morris - Engineering Consultant

Michael has experience in manufacturing optimization and engineering.

In addition to his role with Solar Roadways, he is an engineering manager with Sentec, a medical-equipment manufacturing company. Previously, he was a manufacturing engineering manager with Nissha Medical Technologies.

He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Boise State and an MBA from Louisiana State University.

Julie Brusaw - Co-Founder

Julie works with her husband, Scott, to lead operations at Solar Roadways.

In addition to her role, she spent eighteen years as a family counselor at a private practice. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from California State University at Fullerton and a Master’s degree in Psychology from Humboldt State University.

Alyssa Delbridge - VP, Operations

Alyssa has a background in design, logistics, and project management.

She joined Solar Roadways in 2014. Prior to that, she spent six years as an ER tech at Gritman Medical Center in Idaho.

She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Idaho.

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