its not. this is solar roadways level shenanigans
I saw the construction of this thing by chance the other day. Is it so obvious it's a "shenanigan" if they're still researching it?
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-world-s-first-solar-road-ha...
https://www.sciencealert.com/solar-roads-have-finally-been-t...
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/solar-roadways...
I think its someone pocketing grant money, or stupid bureaucrats spending tax money/grants for green headlines that has allowed those grifters to continue bullshitting people into building these poor decisions as "tests".