She was baptized and SolaRoad is the first solar cycle track. It was opened under gray skies on Thursday in the Netherlands, in the suburbs of Amsterdam.
Admittedly, it is only 70 meters long, cost 3 million and produces 20% less electricity than the adjustable solar panels on the roofs, but the government predicted a great future. "This system is not economically profitable, admitted Minister of Economy, Henk Kamp, but we'll make it profitable, we work very hard for five years and we will get there. "
Photovoltaic cells are set with concrete and covered with a layer an inch tempered glass slip. This technology could quickly equip 20% of the 140,000 kilometers of Dutch road network and power the lights or signage eventually recharge millions of electric vehicles for sustainable mobility.
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