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 roads solar panels.
The world s first solar road is here in the small village of tourouvre au perche in normandy france.
Nearly three years after france built a 0 6 mile stretch of photovoltaic road in normandy the government is deeming it a disappointing experiment.
The 1 kilometer road was opened yesterday by french ecology minister ségolène royal and could.
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.
The pilot which cost 5 million was the result of.
This is a fairly common issue.
Solar power highways are hitting a roadblock.
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.
The french solar road is so deteriorated it is not worth repairing anymore.
In 2016 france put forth an audacious plan to build 620 miles 1 000 kilometers of solar highways composed of photovoltaic panels.
Panels came loose which led them not to fit with each other anymore it also helped cars trucks and tractors to break.