Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.

Julie and Scott Bradshaw are building a solar-power-generating parking lot in Idaho.  And it is working.

Thanks to two federal transportation grants, the couple have designed a parking lot and roadway surface that supports the weight of heavy trucks; generates solar power; lights up with LED markings at night; and heats the roadway to melt snow.  Once economies of scale kick in, the roadway surface not only pays for itself, but also generates revenue as it generates electrical power.

Their goal is to start with parking lots, sidewalks, and driveways before moving on to the heavy duty demands of roadways.  But can you imagine the potential?  Cover the parking lots at DFW airport with this surfacing - or even the runways.  Think of places in sunny climates where you have seen acres and acres of concrete: stadium parking lots, malls, schools, interstates through the desert.

You can learn more and support their Indiegogo campaign here.