Solar Driveway to Charge EV & House

New Green Tech from Europe

Source: Platio

Solar Charging - Green Plus Green

From Europe, there's a new technology first.

A European Union funded company, Platio

of Budapest, Hungary, has just installed

the world's first solar driveway for

residential use.  The technology and

environmental concern behind this new

green energy technology is extraordinary.

Pavers

The system consists of interlocking units

called Patio Solar pavers.  Each paver

is made from 400 recycled PET 

plastic bottles.  According to Platio, the 

pavers are more durable than concrete.

Multi-Functional

You can use the solar driveway pavers

for energy to power your electric car.  

Or the energy generated by the driveway 

can be fed back into your home's power

network to provide electricity to your

home.  The company claims a

20 square meter driveway will cover

the yearly energy consumption for the

average residential property.  

The pavers come in four colors

and are anti-slip so you can walk

on them.

Up and Running in Hungary

This new tech is up and running in Hungary.  

In Budapest, a 50 foot solar sidewalk is powering

an EV charging station.  It on benches

in an urban square to power digital boxes

for cellphone users to recharge their phones.

And it's powering streetlights.

Sustainable Architecture

The company calls their solar pavements

sustainable architecture.  It's space

saving, composed of recycled materials

and they say it's of "low operational

complexity." It can be installed on a

driveway, pavement, around office 

buildings and apartment complexes, on

balconies, terraces and patios. The

company was founded by three young 

engineers.  They're currently looking

for "resellers" in Europe and elsewhere.

No indication on their website about

what installation of the product costs.