First Solar Panel Road France

France bet big on what they say is the first solar panel road in the world.
First solar panel road france. Just short of the 56 trillion required but not bad. A 1km 0 6 mile route in the small village of tourouvre au perche covered with 2 800 sq m of. France spent 5 2 million on 0 6 miles of road and 30 000 square feet of solar panels. France s failed solar roadway the wattway in france consists of 2 800 photovoltaic panels running the length of one kilometer 0 62 miles stretching from the small town of tourouvre au perche.
They have shelled out 5 million euros around 5 2 million for construction. France bets big on unproven technology. France has opened what it claims to be the world s first solar panel road in a normandy village. The world s first solar highway has been opened in france in the not very sunny village of tourouvre au perche in normandy.
It was all smiles and high hopes in 2016 when the world s first solar panel road called wattway opened. France s failed solar roadway the wattway in france consists of 2 800 photovoltaic panels running the length of one kilometer 0 62 miles stretching from the small town of tourouvre au perche. In 2016 france turned a one kilometer stretch of roadway into the world s first solar road and three years later the trial project has turned out to be an absolute disaster french. The world s first solar road is here in the small village of tourouvre au perche in normandy france.
The road called wattway was inaugurated by ecology minister ségolène royal who said earlier this year that she wanted to build 1000 km of solar panel roads in france. Resin including five layers of silicon covers the solar panels to ensure their resilience against damage.