Road Construction

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Projects

Wattway

Solar-paneled roads designed to be installed on existing roadways to provide renewable power.

planned 3 mentions

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Facilities

Wattway solar road

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Wattway

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Products

Wattway

Solar panels designed for direct installation on existing roadways, capable of withstanding heavy traffic and weather.

2 mentions

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Research studies

Development of road-friendly solar panels

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Often mentioned with · Technologies

Solar Panels

A technology that converts sunlight into electricity, previously considered by New York City Hall.

1 mention

Polycrystalline Silicon

A material used in thin film solar cells to capture solar energy.

1 mention

Solar road

A roadway constructed with integrated photovoltaic cells to generate electricity from sunlight.

1 mention

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Often mentioned with · Locations

Normandy

Normandy

FR 2 mentions

France

France

FR 1 mention

Netherlands

Netherlands

NL 1 mention

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Often mentioned with · Projects

Wattway

Solar-paneled roads designed to be installed on existing roadways to provide renewable power.

planned 3 mentions

Often mentioned with · Facilities

Wattway

1 mention

Wattway solar road

1 mention

Often mentioned with · Products

Wattway

Solar panels designed for direct installation on existing roadways, capable of withstanding heavy traffic and weather.

2 mentions

Often mentioned with · People

Etienne Gaudin

France 1 mention

Often mentioned with · Research studies

Development of road-friendly solar panels

1 mention

In the news (3)

Solar panel road in France turns out to be a giant fail

6 years 10 months ago

Construction group that built the Wattway solar panel road in Normandy, France. Part of telecoms group Bouygues.

First solar road begins operation in France

9 years 6 months ago

Colas is a construction company that developed the Wattway solar road technology and built the world's first operational solar road in France.

France to install over 600 miles of solar panels on its roads

10 years 4 months ago

This France-based road-building company has spent five years developing road-friendly solar panels and will collaborate on the installation.