Illustration - Economy
FRANCE, NORMANDY, ORNE (61) THE WORLD'S FIRST SOLAR ROAD WAS INAUGURATED ON 22/12/16. A 1KM SECTION OF A DEPARTMENTAL ROAD SERVING TOUROUVRE-AU-PERCHE, IN THE ORNE REGION, HAS BEEN PAVED WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC SLABS (WATTWAY PROJECT). THE SILICON SHEETS THAT GENERATE THE CURRENT ARE COATED IN A PROTECTIVE RESIN THAT, ACCORDING TO THE WATTWAY PARTNERS, MAKES THEM ?CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING ALL TYPES OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC, INCLUDING HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES?, WHILE ENSURING GOOD GRIP BETWEEN THE TYRES AND THE PAVEMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM
- Product Code
- ILEA004496602
- Registered date
- 2016/12/22 00:00:00
- Credit
- Abaca Press / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Compoint Stephane/Only France/ABACA
- Media size
- 5000 × 3333 pixel
- Deployment size
- 4.40(MB)*
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.