China is billing the project as the world s first photovoltaic highway.
China highway solar panels.
Engineers hope that soon it will wirelessly power electric.
China s solar highway was victim of heavy traffic and bad design not thieves report says stolen panel was actually hiding in plain sight in thousands of tiny pieces investigation.
A stretch of solar in jinan.
China is building a 1 2 mile 2 km stretch of solar highway meaning solar panels on the road will be powering the towns surrounding it.
The two lane road covers 5 875 square meters and can generate up to 1 million kilowatt.
China has opened a 1 kilometer long solar road in jinan the capitol of shandong province south of beijing.
Why china s solar highway is special.
It spans 5 875 sq m and is capable of generating up to 1gwh every year enough to power 800 homes.
Jinko solar is a solar panel manufacturer headquartered in shanghai.
While china has benefited immensely from the energy generated by this massive investment it has outstripped its ability to create a manageable retirement plan.
Founded in 2006 the company started out as a wafer manufacturer and went public on the new york stock exchange in 2010.
In late 2016 a village in france opened what it claimed was the world s first solar panel.
France boasted the world s first solar panel road in late 2016 but that only covered half the area of the chinese version.
In late 2017 china opened its 1km solar highway in the shandong province s capital jinan south of beijing.
They distribute their solar products and sell its solutions and services to a diversified international utility commercial and residential base in china.
According to state run cctv the jinan expressway has unique features and strength.
China doubled its number of solar panels by more than half in 2016 alone.
China s solar panel problem.