Road Solar Panels Fails

Thunderstorms also reportedly broke solar panels on the road.

Road solar panels fails. The world s first solar road in normandy northern france which opened in 2016 has failed to meet expectations. Pale splinters of resin have broken off the surface and the end of the road is now truncated. Instead it was making just under 80 000 in 2018 and fewer than 40 000 by july 2019. It s described as pale with its ragged joints with solar panels that peel off the road and.

Nearly three years after france built a 0 6 mile stretch of photovoltaic road in normandy the government is deeming it a disappointing experiment. 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 1 km long by 2 8 m wide road of solar panels is in part damaged beyond repair and is not producing the power that the manufacturer wattway had promised. The trial road was meant to produce about 150 000 kwh a year which is enough power to provide light for up to 5 000 people every day.