One kilometer of road was paved with solid solar panels (2,800 square meters of solar tiles) that produce energy.
Photovoltaic panels were glued on a stretch of one kilometer and should generate energy for public lighting of a small town with about 5,000 inhabitants.
The cost of solar street is 5 million, being borne entirely by the French State. One such project was opened in the Netherlands, where a bicycle track produce energy.
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