The construction of the first solar road in Orne, France has now begun. French energy minister Ségolène Royal had traveled to Orne in the summer to inaugurate a manufacturing plant that will produce the so-called "Wattway" paving, made from solar PV. On Monday, Royal made the same trip to inaugurate the construction of the first solar road. The solar road will be approximately 1km long and 2 m wide, covering an area of 2,800 m². Colas, which is the French company behind the Wattway innovation, said the installation of the 1km solar road will be completed by December 2016. ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...