A suburb of Atlanta in Georgia, USA, has installed the first section of solar roadway in the US, writes Brian Byrne.
The section uses French-developed solar cells built into the road surface, which will generate power for a free car charging unit at City Hall in Peachtree Corners.
The French company, Colas Group, say these panels can be applied directly to an existing road surface and provide comparable levels of grip to conventional road materials.
There is also the prospect of the system providing heat to clear snow.
