Germany’s first solar panel bicycle lane opened near Cologne
Spiegel Online
The first bicycle lane made out of solar panels in Germany has been opened on a 90-meter stretch near the western German city Cologne, Florian Gontek reports for Spiegel Online. The path consists of 150 solar power modules that are capable of feeding about 16,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year into the grid. It has a specifically designed surface that allows it to sustain pressure from vehicles and people on top while generating power at the same time. Project manager Donald Müller-Judex said he hopes to achieve development costs of 25 euros per square meter one day. “It currently is still a lot more expensive than that,” he said.
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