France Roads Solar Panels

The 1 kilometer road was opened yesterday by french ecology minister ségolène royal and could.

France roads solar panels. The french solar road is so deteriorated it is not worth repairing anymore. 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 first 1km of solar roadway was built in normandy france in 2016 with then ecology minister segolene royal dropping by to mark the occasion. In 2016 the french government in conjunction with the company colas built a one kilometer long road covered in solar panels in a small village in normandy for 5 2 million.

Nearly three years after france built a 0 6 mile stretch of photovoltaic road in normandy the government is deeming it a disappointing experiment. This is a fairly common issue. The pilot which cost 5 million was the result of. France wants to build more than 600 miles of solar roads the solar panel roadways could generate power for up to 5 million people or 8 percent of the country s population.

Solar power highways are hitting a roadblock. The wattway as the french solar road installation is known is disintegrating much more quickly than its builders anticipated. They believed that the completed roadway would be able to one. Last week france s minister of ecology and energy announced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar panels over the next five years with the goal of providing cheap renewable.