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This morning Malta’s first solar pavement was installed within Għeriexem road’s pavement in Rabat, potentially paving the way for a greener infrastructural future for Malta. The pilot project will attempt to use light to generate electricity across the promenade and hopefully result in more solar pavements across Malta and Gozo.
#Today @InfraMalta started installing #Malta‘s first solar pavement at new Gheriexem Road promenade, #Rabat. Using #renewableenergy to energise the promenade’s lighting. More importantly, a pilot project for more solar pavements in other localities soon. @followianborg @MaltaGov pic.twitter.com/S9sT4Jhplu
— Fredrick Azzopardi (@F_Azzopardi) September 25, 2021
The 40 sq.m footpath is made up of between 30 and 40 photovoltaic panels and may generate up to 40% of the road’s lighting, reducing an estimated 21 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Infrastructure Malta CEO Fredrick Azzopardi took to Twitter to share the news and a few photos, alluding to a hopeful increase in solar pavements across the Maltese Islands in the near future.
Does Malta need more projects such as this?
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