ICAX™ IHT can improve the efficiency
and serviceability of roads
from small private roads up to national highways.
ICAX™ for Solar Road Systems can...
• optimise asphalt solar collectors by performance simulation
• help to provide ice and snow-free roads
• reduce reliance on expensive grit and salt machinery
• deliver safer roads, reducing suffering and damage from accidents
• improve the environment by reducing salt pollution to the water table
• reduce winter journey times to help commerce and private users
• speed clearance of the transport network, since all routes can be cleared simultaneously
• apply to new roads or retrofits
• increase life of the road surface, reducing closure time for repair and refurbishment
ICAX uses Interseasonal Heat Transfer to capture summer heat from asphalt road surfaces and store the heat in ThermalBanks in the ground until it is needed in winter to maintain roads above freezing point.
See the extended report by Transport Research Laboratories on the Toddington demonstration of Interseasonal Heat Transfer: