Netherlands unveils world's first solar bike lane

Re:Netherlands unveils world's first solar bike lane by Denvercoder9 on Sunday November 02, 2014 @12:14PM (#8547170)

> The limiting factor in solar panel production is cost, not places to put them.

Where did you get that from? From the site of this initiative (http://www.solaroad.nl/en/faq/):

> The total electricity consumption in the Netherlands lays around 110,000 GWh and increases annually by about 3% (according to CBS Netherlands). This means that if all suitable roofs in the Netherlands would be equipped with solar panels, they could only supply approximately 25% of the Dutch electricity demand.

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Re:Netherlands unveils world's first solar bike lane by sucramb on Sunday November 02, 2014 @12:19PM (#8547190)

All suitable roofs are not filled yet. And once they are filled -which sure takes many more years- you will still find many other more suitable places than roads which need to sustain the weight of a truck (which is a must even for a cycle track).

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Re:Netherlands unveils world's first solar bike lane by prawn on Sunday November 02, 2014 @01:41PM (#8547530)

So no more trials until all roof space is full?

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