China Solar Panel Road

December 30th 2017 by steve hanley china has opened a 1 kilometer long solar road in jinan the capitol of shandong province south of beijing.

China solar panel road. These panels can generate one. The solar panels spread across two lanes which feel no different to a driver than the regular road and are thinner than a 1 yuan coin standing on its edge. Our panels contain led lights to create lines and signage without paint. The two lane road covers 5 875 square meters and can.

The solar highway which comprises photovoltaic panels covered with a thin layer of concrete supposedly to protect them forms part of jinan s ring road system. The panels have microprocessors which makes them intelligent. The test road is too short to deliver. Engineers hope that soon it will wirelessly power.

Ségolène royal inaugurates the solar panel road. China is billing the project as the world s first photovoltaic highway. In late 2016 a village in france opened what it claimed was the world s first solar panel road running for about the same. Charly triballeau afp getty images before the solar powered road called wattway was opened on the rd5 road the panels were tested.

Recently the city of jinan built china s very first solar road which lasted about a week until someone stole it. The road opened on december 28 and on january 2 an inspection team noticed a. They contain heating elements to prevent snow and ice accumulation. Solar panels sprawl across 5 875 square meters or around 63 238 square feet covering two lanes and one emergency lane in china s new solar road now open for traffic.