Solar Panel Highway France

France has opened what it claims to be the world s first solar panel road in a normandy village.

Solar panel highway france.

The roadway is just one kilometre 0 6mi long but that still works out. Nearly three years after france built a 0 6 mile stretch of photovoltaic road in normandy the government is deeming it a disappointing experiment. A 1km 0 6 mile route in the small village of tourouvre au perche covered with 2 800 sq m of. The world s first solar road is here in the small village of tourouvre au perche in normandy france.

The pilot which cost 5 million was the result of. The wattway as the french solar road installation is known is disintegrating much more quickly than its builders anticipated. They contain heating elements to prevent snow and ice accumulation. Le monde describes the road as pale with its ragged joints with solar panels that peel off the road and the many splinters that enamel resin protecting photovoltaic cells it s a poor sign for.

The road called wattway was inaugurated by ecology minister ségolène royal who said earlier this year that. Our panels contain led lights to create lines and signage without paint. Solar roadways sr is a modular system of specially engineered solar panels that can be walked and driven upon. The first 1km of solar roadway was built in normandy france in 2016 with then ecology minister segolene royal dropping by to mark the occasion.

France has unveiled the world s first solar panel road in a small village in normandy. This is a fairly common issue. The 1 kilometer road was opened yesterday by french ecology minister ségolène royal and could. The panels have microprocessors which makes them intelligent.