{"id":199040779,"date":"2011-04-23T17:06:19","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T17:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=199040779"},"modified":"2011-04-23T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2011-04-23T17:06:19","slug":"the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=199040779","title":{"rendered":"The Netherlands to Pave Roads with Solaroad Solar Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>from INHABITAT by Brit Liggett<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Amsterdam-Solar-Lane-5-537x402-1.jpg\" alt=\"solar bike lane, solar road, solar roadway, solar pavement, solar paving, solar power, solar power generation, renewable energy, green power, clean power, sustainable power, the netherlands, amsterdam, european solar energy, new renewable energy technology, clean energy technology, bike lane, solar bike, bike path\" width=\"537\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to being one of the most bike-friendly places in Europe, the Netherlands is about to make their bike lanes even more green \u2014 by paving them with <a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/solar-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solar panels<\/a>. The initiative is part of a larger plan to pave all of their roads with solar panels but the Dutch have elected to start the experiment with two-wheeled transportation lanes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/green-gadgets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">technology <\/a>is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tno.nl\/content.cfm?context=thema&amp;content=inno_case&amp;laag1=895&amp;laag2=912&amp;item_id=1234&amp;Taal=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SolaRoad<\/a> and was developed by the Dutch firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tno.nl\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/amsterdam-solar-lane-5\/\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Amsterdam-Solar-Lane-5-75x75-1.jpg\" alt=\"solar bike lane, solar road, solar roadway, solar pavement, solar paving, solar power, solar power generation, renewable energy, green power, clean power, sustainable power, the netherlands, amsterdam, european solar energy, new renewable energy technology, clean energy technology, bike lane, solar bike, bike path\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/amsterdam-solar-lane-2\/\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Amsterdam-Solar-Lane-2-75x75-1.jpg\" alt=\"solar bike lane, solar road, solar roadway, solar pavement, solar paving, solar power, solar power generation, renewable energy, green power, clean power, sustainable power, the netherlands, amsterdam, european solar energy, new renewable energy technology, clean energy technology, bike lane, solar bike, bike path\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/amsterdam-solar-lane-3\/\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Amsterdam-Solar-Lane-3-75x75-1.jpg\" alt=\"solar bike lane, solar road, solar roadway, solar pavement, solar paving, solar power, solar power generation, renewable energy, green power, clean power, sustainable power, the netherlands, amsterdam, european solar energy, new renewable energy technology, clean energy technology, bike lane, solar bike, bike path\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/amsterdam-solar-lane-4\/\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Amsterdam-Solar-Lane-4-75x75-1.jpg\" alt=\"solar bike lane, solar road, solar roadway, solar pavement, solar paving, solar power, solar power generation, renewable energy, green power, clean power, sustainable power, the netherlands, amsterdam, european solar energy, new renewable energy technology, clean energy technology, bike lane, solar bike, bike path\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/amsterdam-solar-lane-1\/\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Amsterdam-Solar-Lane-1-75x75-1.jpg\" alt=\"solar bike lane, solar road, solar roadway, solar pavement, solar paving, solar power, solar power generation, renewable energy, green power, clean power, sustainable power, the netherlands, amsterdam, european solar energy, new renewable energy technology, clean energy technology, bike lane, solar bike, bike path\" title=\"The Netherlands Set to Start Solar Bike Lane Installation\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the rest of <a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Netherlands to Pave Roads with Solaroad Solar Panels<\/a>h<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/\">https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/the-netherlands-to-pave-roads-with-solaroad-solar-panels\/<\/a>oldId.2011042317061967<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from INHABITAT by Brit Liggett In addition to being one of the most bike-friendly places in Europe, the Netherlands is about to make their bike lanes even more green \u2014 by paving them with solar panels. The initiative is part of a larger plan to pave all of their roads with solar panels but the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=199040779\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Netherlands to Pave Roads with Solaroad Solar Panels&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199040779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-environment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199040779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=199040779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199040779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=199040779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=199040779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=199040779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}