The world s first solar highway has been opened in france in the not very sunny village of tourouvre au perche in normandy.
First solar panel road france.
They have shelled out 5 million euros around 5 2 million for construction.
The roadway is just one kilometre 0 6mi long but that still works.
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.
The 1 kilometer road was opened yesterday by french ecology minister.
France spent 5 2 million on 0 6 miles of road and 30 000 square feet of solar panels.
Just short of the 56 trillion required but not bad.
France has opened what it claims to be the world s first solar panel road in a normandy village.
It was all smiles and high hopes in 2016 when the world s first solar panel road called wattway opened.
A 1km 0 6 mile route in the small village of tourouvre au perche covered with 2 800 sq m of.
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.
France bet big on what they say is the first solar panel road in the world.
The world s first solar road is here in the small village of tourouvre au perche in normandy france.
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.
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.