The world's first solar road, SolaRoad, is doing even better than its developers thought it would.
Since opening in November 2014 between the towns Krommenie and Wormerveer near Amsterdam, the 70 metre test track has produced over 3,000 kWh, which is enough to power one household for an entire year.
The road is currently built for bicycles in order to maintain the environmentally friendly message, but it could withstand heavier traffic if required.
In other environmental news, NASA had some good news about the ozone layer recently.
Matt Porter is a freelance writer based in London. Make sure to visit what he thinks is the best website in the world, but is actually just his Twitter page.
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Since opening in November 2014 between the towns Krommenie and Wormerveer near Amsterdam, the 70 metre test track has produced over 3,000 kWh, which is enough to power one household for an entire year.
The road is currently built for bicycles in order to maintain the environmentally friendly message, but it could withstand heavier traffic if required.
In other environmental news, NASA had some good news about the ozone layer recently.
Matt Porter is a freelance writer based in London. Make sure to visit what he thinks is the best website in the world, but is actually just his Twitter page.
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