Green Traveler

The Interstate Traveler is designed to be convenient enough for The Jetsons but also versatile and efficient enough for modern urban demands and environmental standards.

The monorail-like transit system draws on solar technology, electrolysis, hydrogen and oxygen storage to solve common urban infrastructure problems - sewage, water, and electrcity. The zero-emissions system relies on three main components: solar panels on the central support that harvest energy with photo-voltaic and photoctalytic processes, an electrolysis processor that breaks water down into hydrogen and oxygen to be stored for energy, and an interior conduit cluster that allows for the flow of energy sources (including water, sewer, electrcity, and even fiber optics.)

The tracks are modular and easy to reconfigure, which could make solar and hydrogen-based travel expand and eventually become the standard for urban sustainability. Although the Interstate Traveler has yet to be implemented, inventor Justin Sutton's designs take a lot of variables into account and offer a viable alternative to the fossil-fueled infrastructure we know. Check out the extensive plans, illustrations, and many possibilities of the Hydrogen Super Highway here.

Story suggested by Lisa Hodaei.

Creative Commons image: "Interstate" by -Chad Johnson on Flickr