Pale splinters of resin have broken off the surface and the end of the road is now truncated.
Road solar panels fails.
Instead it was making just under 80 000 in 2018 and fewer than 40 000 by july 2019.
Thunderstorms also reportedly broke solar panels on the road.
Nearly three years after france built a 0 6 mile stretch of photovoltaic road in normandy the government is deeming it a disappointing experiment.
Solar power highways are hitting a roadblock.
The panels deteriorated quickly and failed to generate the amount of electricity hoped for.
It s described as pale with its ragged joints with solar panels that peel off the road and.
The trial road was meant to produce about 150 000 kwh a year which is enough power to provide light for up to 5 000 people every day.
The world s first solar road in normandy northern france which opened in 2016 has failed to meet expectations.