https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/5dce4345-d9f7-4e84-8e12-4b4e412f27bd Dave finally puts an end to the idea of Solar Roadways. We have the test results of the world's biggest solar roadways project, the 1km long 336kW Colas Wattway project in Tourouvre France. Stand in awe at how impractical and expensive it is!, and SPOILER, how it won't usher in a new era of renewable solar technology. TLDR; Impractical Folly Test results: https://www.bdpv.fr/fr/ficheUtilisateur.php?util=routesolaire https://www.bdpv.fr/fr/ficheUtilisateur.php?util=solareure Panel data: http://schwab-solartechnik.de/Bilder/SF200A.pdf https://www.solargain.com.au/sites/default/files/product-panels-SunPower-E327-Panel.pdf NREL Solar Industry Report with costs: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy17osti/68925.pdf PVWatts Calculator http://pvwatts.nrel.gov/ Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1047-solar-roadways-finally-busted-colas-wattway/ EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog Donate With Bitcoin & Other Crypto Currencies! https://www.eevblog.com/crypto-currency/ EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut): http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog 💗 Likecoin – Coins for Likes: https://likecoin.pro/@eevblog/dil9/hcq3 Thu, 07 May 2026 05:26:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/5dce4345-d9f7-4e84-8e12-4b4e412f27bd All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.