The french government s bold plan to pave 1 000km of highways with photovoltaic panels over five years seems unlikely to go ahead following the failure of a trial solar road in normandy.
Road solar panels fails.
The panels deteriorated quickly and failed to generate the amount of electricity hoped for.
The world s first solar road in normandy northern france which opened in 2016 has failed to meet expectations.
Solar power highways are hitting a roadblock.
Instead it was making just under 80 000 in 2018 and fewer than 40 000 by july 2019.
It s described as pale with its ragged joints with solar panels that peel off the road and.
Le monde describes the road as pale with its ragged joints with solar panels that peel off the road and the many splinters that enamel resin protecting photovoltaic cells it s a poor sign for.
Thunderstorms also reportedly broke solar panels on the road.
Pale splinters of resin have broken off the surface and the end of the road is now truncated.