2.04.2011

Very nifty idea

Amazing Bike Path In Holland Embedded With Solar Panels >> MetaEfficient Reviews

What could make bike riding even more efficient? How about a bike path embedded with solar panels to produce clean energy while encouraging people to get on their bikes? The town of Krommenie in the Netherlands, just north of Amsterdam, will be receiving the SolaRoad bike path, scheduled to open in 2012.

(H/T UNDERNEWS)

2 comments:

-p said...

Hmm. Let's see. Solar panels get very hot on sunny days, and glass surfaces get very slippery when it rains.
Also, there is no increased bicycling efficiency, just another use for the road surface.

Ted Compton said...

Yeah, but it's certainly not the first time something really cool was actually a dumb idea.