In France, to be built in 1000-kilometer road from the solar panels

Marie-Ségolène Royal , Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy France, рассказала about the government's plans to build in the next five years, the road paved with solar panels. Tenders over thousands of fabric already posted, and the selection of candidates will begin this April. According to the calculations of power engineering, energy, collected a kilometer from the road, it should be enough for the needs of 5,000 people (excluding heating).

Thousands of kilometers of panels should be sufficient for the needs of approximately 5 million people, or 8% of the current population. For the conversion of the roadway in the solar panels on the roadway will be attached to the photocells strips 7 mm thickness.

Technology of creation of such solar cells developed in the company Colas Group - division of the industrial group Bouygues. To create a panel called Wattway, the company took five years.

Wattway cells contain a thin film of polycrystalline silicon. They are resistant to heavy loads, and withstand even the passing trucks, while, according to the manufacturer, have sufficient friction to not create problems for transport.

Funding for the project proposed to take place at the expense of raising taxes on gasoline, which, according to the Minister of Environment, will be a natural measure due to cheaper oil prices.

In 2014, one of the first roads открылась Netherlands - however, it is designed only for bicycles. In the United States семейная couple is trying with the help of national funding to launch the project of creating a similar road for cars.

Bouygues - French industrial group, which is owned by billionaire brothers Martin and Olivier Bouygues , inheriting it from his father . Martin - a close friend of Nicolas Sarkozy, and the godfather of his son.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/270156/