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10 May 2015, Aljazeera: Dutch solar road makes enough energy to power households. Engineers in the Netherlands say energy-generating road surface is more successful than expected, six months into trial. Engineers in the Netherlands say a novel solar road surface that generates electricity and can be driven over has proved more successful than expected. Last year they built a 70-metre test track along a bike path near the Dutch town of Krommenie on the outskirts of Amsterdam. In the first six months since it was installed, the panels beneath the road have generated over 3,000kwh. This is enough to provide a single-person household with electricity for a year. Read More here and view video