The performance of the world's first solar bike path in the Netherlands have so far exceeded expectations in its first six months of operation. Now the question becomes: What next?
Ashkat Rathi reports on the early results of SolaRoad test project, which has been operating a 230-foot solar-powered bike path since November 2014. According to Rathi, the first six months of the path's use has produced positive results. "In fact, the road has been generating slightly more energy than SolaRoad predicted at its lab." In total—the short path creates "enough electricity for one or two households."
The article includes more details on the technology of the path itself, as well as the unique business consortium that has created the world's first solar road surface.
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