China Solar Panel Road

In late 2017 china opened its 1km solar highway in the shandong province s capital jinan south of beijing.

China solar panel road. China has opened a 1 kilometer long solar road in jinan the capitol of shandong province south of beijing. China is billing the project as the world s first photovoltaic highway. Engineers hope that soon it will wirelessly power electric. The sun s rays can hit some roads for up to 90 percent of the daylight hours so companies in europe and the u s.

Recently the city of jinan built china s very first solar road which lasted about a week until someone stole it. Ségolène royal inaugurates the solar panel road. 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 road opened on december 28 and on january 2 an inspection team noticed a.

Charly triballeau afp getty images before the solar powered road called wattway was opened on the rd5 road the panels were tested. China is building a 1 2 mile 2 km stretch of solar highway meaning solar panels on the road will be powering the towns surrounding it. It spans 5 875 sq m and is capable of generating up to 1gwh every year enough to power 800 homes. Are experimenting with building solar panel.