In south korea there s a solar bike path that shields riders from the sun while at the same time generating power from it.
Bike path solar panel.
The path is built of massive lego like modules of solar panels embedded in concrete each with heavy.
The bicycle lane runs for 20 miles between daejeon and sejong reports.
Although the path spans less than 250 feet in length.
The solar panels used on the dutch bike path are sandwiched between glass silicon rubber and concrete and are strong enough to support 12 tonne fire trucks without any damage.
The solaroad is the world s first bike path made from solar panels and is a prototype project testing the feasibility of various proposals for smart highways the 72 metre 236 ft path opened in the week of 21 october 2014 and was designed by a consortium of organizations which built the pathway in krommenie netherlands.
Fittingly for the cycle crazy dutch the first solaroad is a bike path not far from amsterdam.