The world's first solar road was built in France. Zero pollution, and only light from traffic (video)

A one-kilometer path has just been inaugurated that will power public lighting in a small town. And in Italy, there's also a project for speed bumps that generate electricity.

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A catastrophic year for Europe ends with some good news on the front of innovation, change, and the fight against waste and pollution: The world's first solar road has just been inaugurated in FranceA road covered with photovoltaic panels which in this way produce electricity in the area.

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Let us not be minstrels of inflated truth: We are talking about a small project, rather experimental, and an innovation that is certainly not zero cost.. And yet we are talking about a revolution, which could have important effects not only on mobility but in general on the policies, now indispensable, of energy efficiency (more savings and less waste) all over the world.

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France's new solar road, the ribbon was cut by a beaming Environment Minister Ségolène Royal, It is located near the small town of Tourouvre-au-Perche, a town of 3,400 inhabitants, in NormandyThe route, covered by 2.880 photovoltaic panels, is approximately one kilometer long, It produces 280 MWh of electricity per year, and cost 5 million euros from the French state coffers.. Money certainly not wasted.

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Ma What are the advantages of this project? Where is the dream of a future that could enter our homes and that is meanwhile changing our lifestyles? First advantage: clean energy production, without using fossil fuels, which we're moving away from around the world. This means less pollution and greater savings on energy bills. Second advantage: waste reduction. The energy produced by the solar road will help eliminate the public lighting bill for the small Normandy town, which is often a huge source of waste, especially in Italy. Third benefit: Energy is produced by using and optimising space that is used for something else, such as car traffic, and in this way no agricultural land in the area is occupied or eliminated.. We are thus in the heart of a microcosm of The circular economy. Infine, This type of innovation brings wealth, economic growth, jobs, exportsIt's no coincidence that the consortium that carried out the work, with the private company Colas and the public research center CEA Tech, already has around a hundred solar road construction sites underway around the world. If you add these advantages together, you get a sense of the benefits that come from the revolution called "Do Not Waste."

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And if a solar road is inaugurated in France, We also have important projects in this direction in Italy that are moving forward. On the Monza-Trezzo road, for example, They are developing a highly advanced energy efficiency system that will produce clean electricity and reduce pollution, thanks to six speed bumps.The project, called Lybra, is entirely made in Italy and sees the company in the field underground power, a startup from Paderno Dugnano, and the mayor of the town, Riccardo Borgonovo, who With the six speed bumps, it will have electricity for local lighting, less environmental pollution and greater safety on the road..Don't you think this is wonderful news?

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