Thank you!

We must wonder when we will begin doing things like this in the US.

...get out from under the political forces of the fossil fuel industry.

I LOVE the Dutch! They are so innovative, creative, and smart. Well, except for their new PM, Geert What's His Name. How did that happen?!
Best vacation of my life was a home exchange in Amsterdam for a month. Wish it could have been a year!

Thank you.

Dave Jones in Australia has done a few of these videos.
Here's the latest:

...the article addresses that lightly, apparently this is part of a larger trial project;

"Wattway, which claims to be the world’s first solar road surfacing company, has been running around 40 trial sites in multiple countries since its founding in 2015. As a result, it’s been making improvements to its solar roads."

Of course, as with any new technology, the trial and error will hopefully lead to improvements.

This is mostly error. Rooftop solar is much more efficient.

...all we can get.

i know the netherlands is a small place, but they cant b SOOOO cramped for space they need to do this.
suspect they cd build a canopy over the trails for less money, and to better effect.

...to trial new ideas of creating electricity without disrupting any more spaces than needed.

i remember reading about roads that used the compression of the cars to make electricity. that makes sense.
that’s a big investment for a pretty small return even if it works. i’m assuming they arent even that efficient w all that coating.

..a LOT of new ways to make electricity if we hope to keep the society we have that needs that electricity.

we need to keep an eye on the cradle to grave costs. there’s enough criticism on that score already.

...technology reasearch and development must always factor in the financial aspects.

Is why putting them in roads is not a good idea. Better OVER the roads. Not only would they suffer less damage from bikes riding over them, but they would be much easier to install and maintain. They could also provide shade from the sun, and protection from the rain. (It rains here in the Netherlands a lot)

y’all got parking lots, right? put them there.

Are underground, or inside buildings. so not really as good as they may seem, though bicycle parking areas are outdoors.

Easier to maintain and replace than getting run over constantly