Installed the world's first pavement with solar panels Bashny.Net

Architectural company Studio39 Lаndscape Аrchitecture together with students from the Institute of solar energy from the George Washington University not so long ago zavelichye build the world's first sidewalks, which has solar panels. The students and designers installed a total of 25 durable photovoltaic panels to create a street, which was called Solar Walk, which can generate 400 watts of electricity.



Onyx Solar is a Spanish company, which is known as a manufacturer of integrated photovoltaic panels, specifically for this project invented the translucent panels, which take the form of tinted acrylic sheets, but they are durable enough to withstand the weight of a person.




These solar panels are integrated into a tiny part of the pedestrian sidewalk and put on the same level with the surrounding aavarthanam the road surface. And the street itself Sоlar Walk covered some distance between housing Research and housing Innovation, which are at the intersection of the Boulevard of George Washington street and University drive.

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