And three years later the trial project has turned out to be an absolute disaster french newspaper le.
													
																	France solar panel road. 
									
	
		
	
																	In 2016 france turned a one kilometer stretch of roadway into the world s first solar road. 
																	The wattway as the french solar road installation is known is disintegrating much more quickly than its builders anticipated. 
																	France spent 5 2 million on 0 6 miles of road and 30 000 square feet of solar panels. 
																	France has opened what it claims to be the world s first solar panel road in a normandy village. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Our panels contain led lights to create lines and signage without paint. 
																	They contain heating elements to prevent snow and ice accumulation. 
																	The 1 kilometer road was opened yesterday by french ecology minister ségolène royal and could. 
																	Welcome to solar roadways solar roadways sr is a modular system of specially engineered solar panels that can be walked and driven upon. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The world s first solar road is here in the small village of tourouvre au perche in normandy france. 
																	France s first ever solar panel road appears to have some serious issues by trevor mogg august 19 2019 there was much excitement surrounding france s first ever solar road when it opened to. 
																	Nearly three years after france built a 0 6 mile stretch of photovoltaic road in normandy the government is deeming it a disappointing experiment. 
																	A 1km 0 6 mile route in the small village of tourouvre au perche covered with 2 800 sq m of. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Solar power highways are hitting a roadblock. 
																	It was all smiles and high hopes in 2016 when the world s first solar panel road called wattway opened. 
																	This is a fairly common issue. 
																	They believed that the completed roadway would be able to one.