Phys.org reports on a pilot project in the Netherlands to generate power from solar panels in a bike path that has so far exceeded expectations:
The first six months of the pilot phase were successful, according to a SolaRoad press release issued earlier this month. The energy yield was beyond their expectations. Spokesperson Sten de Wit said they were surprised to see the level of success so quickly. Case in point: "The bike road opened half a year ago and already generated over 3,000 kWh," he said. "If we translate this to an annual yield, we expect more than the 70 kWh per square meter per year, which we predicted as an upper limit in the laboratory stage. We can therefore conclude that it was a successful first half year."
(Score: 5, Informative) by erichill on Wednesday May 13 2015, @02:37PM
Dave has a great video blog [eevblog.com] to review the results.
(Score: 1) by pen-helm on Wednesday May 13 2015, @07:35PM
An American company is working on solar cells for roads. They also melt ice.
So far they have built a solar parking lot.
http://www.solarroadways.com/intro.shtml [solarroadways.com]