Growatt has provided the inverters for the trial of a 'smart' solar road with integrated contactless vehicle charging.
The 800kW pilot project in the city of Nan Raocheng, in Shandong province covers a length of 1km with Growatt's 20000UE string inverters used throughout. It is already grid-connected and operational.
The road surface is textured glass offering a higher friction coefficient than asphalt but allowing sufficient light to pass to the cells beneath.