Solar power has the great benefit of being able to be installed in a wide variety of places, from large solar farms to residential rooftops, from floating on top of reservoirs to
highway noise barriers.
The FHWA's TNM is used for designing
highway noise barriers and informing the federal distribution of noise mitigation funds related to highway noise barrier construction.
Not exact matches
On a
highway near Den Bosch, The Netherlands, a new form of solar technology is being tested on what is usually a mundane piece of infrastructure: a
noise barrier.
Used to dampen the loud sounds of
highway traffic for neighborhoods and businesses located alongside busy roads,
noise barriers can improve the quality of life for those around the
highways, but they also take up space and can be a bit of an eyesore.