Thunderstorms also reportedly broke solar panels on the road.
Road solar panels fails.
The world s first solar road in normandy northern france which opened in 2016 has failed to meet expectations.
The trial road was meant to produce about 150 000 kwh a year which is enough power to provide light for up to 5 000 people every day.
The panels deteriorated quickly and failed to generate the amount of electricity hoped for.
The 1 km long by 2 8 m wide road of solar panels is in part damaged beyond repair and is not producing the power that the manufacturer wattway had promised.
Solar power highways are hitting a roadblock.
The french government s bold plan to pave 1 000km of highways with photovoltaic panels over five years seems unlikely to go ahead following the failure of a trial solar road in normandy.
Nearly three years after france built a 0 6 mile stretch of photovoltaic road in normandy the government is deeming it a disappointing experiment.
It s described as pale with its ragged joints with solar panels that peel off the road and.