The project, just opened in Poland, demonstrates the almost unlimited potential of solar road and path lighting to add beauty and safety to both public and private walkways

As reported by Monika Kozub, Nextnature.net:

If by any chance you are planning to visit Poland, don’t forget to bring your bike. Driving a narrow track beside a road in a suburban area, an action that m64ight have been risky in the past, was turned into an exciting experience. TPA Instytut Badan Technicznych in Pruszkow designed the first luminous bike lane, that opened last week near Lidzbark Warminski in the Mazury region. “The material we used for the track gives light for over ten hours. That means the road can radiate throughout the whole night and reaccumulate light the following day” Igor Ruttmar from TPA says. Luminophores, the luminescent particles used in this material, may have different colors. Here blue was selected as the colour that suits the picturesque green landscape best. ...

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