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In 2016, France became the envy of countries racing for a renewable future when it turned a one-kilometer stretch of a roadway into the world’s first solar road. After less than three-years in operation, the project has turned out to be an absolute disaster, reports French newspaper Le Monde.

The Hague, 14 February 2019 Press release/Press invitation SolaRoad pavement headed for large-scale application On 7 March, a total of 150 metres of solar road surface will be put into use on two locations in the provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland.

The strips of solar road surface have been constructed on the parallel road along the N232 in the Haarlemmermeer area (Noord-Holland) and on the bus lane along the N218 near Spijkenisse (Zuid-Holland).

As part of its bid to reach 1,300GW of solar energy capacity by 2050, China built a 1km solar highway that's capable of sending 1GWh every year to the grid...

A new test suggests solar roads are not an efficient way to use the technology...

It is being investigated whether energy can be generated in a safe, sustainable manner for road lighting and matrix boards.

Le SDE et le Département de l’Ardèche veulent expérimenter une technologie innovante appelée « wattway ».

China opened a one kilometer stretch of solar expressway developed by the Qilu Transportation Development Group near Jinan in the Shandong Province.

In five years, France hopes the panels will supply power to 5 million people

Hell yeah, solar roads!

It is hoped that the solar panel road in Tourouvre-au-Perche could eventually provide enough energy to power the small Normandy village's street lights.

Solmove is developing a flexible glass carpet that can harness the sun on footpaths, bike lanes, and roofs.

A few years ago, Donald Müller-Judex was driving around the villages of Bavaria, where he lives, when an idea struck him.

Could solar powered roads be the answer to future energy harvesting? Let's take a look.

The world’s first ‘solar road,’ a one-kilometer stretch in Tourouvre-au-Perche (Normandy, France) covered with 2.800 square meters of solar panels turns out to be a fiasco, two and a half years later.

March 15, 2019| admin| 0 Comment Producing solar energy on the road Does charging your EV with solar energy directly from the road sound like a futuristic tale? Not in the Netherlands, where two more SolaRoad test tracks were opened last week. The SolaRoads are equipped with solar panels which produce about 30,000kWh of electricity per 100 meter per year. If the entire road network of the Netherlands were equipped with the SolaRoad technology, they would produce as much energy as needed for 9 million cars. The cooperation between the Province of North Holland, TNO and Strukton Civiel already deployed a SolaRoad test track for bicycles in 2014, and is now expanding its innovation to heavy traffic. Both new test tracks for real traffic will be deployed in Spijkenisse en Haarlemmermeer, where one of the SolaRoads will be used as a bus lane. The produced electricity can be used locally for traffic lighting, street lighting, and why not, charging your electric vehicle? Solving some critical distribution and transportation issues considering renewable energy production, hence going the extra green mile. From: https://www.fleeteurope.com/en/safety-environment/europe/news/producing-solar-energy-road?t%5B0%5D=solar%20energy&t%5B1%5D=zero%20emission&t%5B2%5D=on-street%20charging&curl=1

Spijkenisse/Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands (PRWEB) March 09, 2019 -- The strips of solar road surface have been constructed on the parallel road along the...

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Tourouvre-au-Perche in Normandy, France is a young, little municipality established just January of this year.

Four years ago a viral campaign wooed the world with a promise of fighting climate change and jump-starting the economy by replacing tarmac on the world’s roads with solar panels.The bold idea has…...

Shandong Pavenergy, a company that makes polymer-covered solar panels, is now paving solar roads in China. If this venture is successful, solar roads could have a major impact on the renewable energy sector and on consumer driving experiences as well.

You’re meant to drive over it, after all.

China is set to open its first solar motorway that can generate electricity under sunlight. The two-kilometre-long road contains weight-bearing solar panels and is paved with transparent concrete.

Kilometer-long road cost $5.2 million to build.

The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced plans to bring solar-powered, LED-lit road panels to part of Route 66 in a bid to upgrade the retro roadway.