Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Bicycle roads catching solar energy
About the challenge
[edit | edit source]Sustainable energy harvesting combining space efficiency. Solar panels function as road tiles simultaniously.
Description
[edit | edit source]A Dutch project that integrates solar panels into a bike commuter path has opened in November 2014 on a special roadway outside Amsterdam. Power generated by the SolaRoad's panels will be funneled into the national energy grid. The project is being called the world's first public road that includes embedded solar cells. In the U.S., an Indiegogo campaign for the Idaho-based Solar Roadways project raised $2.2 million earlier in 2014 to pursue a more elaborate vision. It would integrate features such as LED lights and heating elements into structurally engineered road panels.
Areas of impact
[edit | edit source]Ecology
[edit | edit source]- Renewable Energy & Transport.
See also
[edit | edit source]- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/05/worlds-first-solar-cycle-lane-opening-in-the-netherlands
- http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/12/tech/solar-powered-roads-coming-highway/
| Authors | Ernesto Sun |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Global Ecovillages NetworkGEN Europe |
| Ported from | https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/bicycle-roads-catching-solar-energy/ (original) |
| Cite as | Ernesto Sun (2025–2026). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Bicycle roads catching solar energy". Appropedia. Retrieved June 1, 2026. |