The roads will generate energy through a series of solar panels that are installed underneath the surface of the streets.
The two-lane road covers 5,875 square meters and can generate up to 1 million kilowatt-hours of power annually — enough to power 800 Chinese homes.
US is experimenting with roadways that create their own clean, renewable energy, drive-thru automated tire safety stations and sensor-embedded highways that transmit data about their condition.
A small town in Normandy, France, claims to have become the first place in the world to install a solar-power road.
