Natick, MA, July 16, 2026 –(PR.com)– Ko-Sola , a U.S.-based develope of i ovative clea e e gy solutio s fo t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e, a d R. Kohlhaue GmbH, a leadi g Ge ma e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g compa y specializi g i adva ced sola -i teg ated a d oise ba ie i f ast uctu e systems, today a ou ced that they have e te ed i to a exclusive st ategic pa t e ship ag eeme t to comme cialize a d deploy ext-ge e atio sola -i teg ated oise ba ie systems ac oss No th Ame ica a d othe mutually app oved i te atio al ma kets.
The pa t e ship combi es Ko-Sola ‘s exte sive expe tise i t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e, sola e e gy, p oject developme t, e gi ee i g i teg atio , fi a ci g, a d comme cializatio with Kohlhaue ‘s decades of expe ie ce desig i g a d ma ufactu i g adva ced sola -i teg ated oise ba ie systems. Togethe , the compa ies will t a sfo m co ve tio al highway a d ail oad oise a d safety ba ie s i to multi-fu ctio al i f ast uctu e that simulta eously educes t affic oise, ge e ates e ewable elect icity, st e gthe s g id esilie ce, suppo ts t a spo tatio elect ificatio , a d c eates lo g-te m e vi o me tal a d eco omic value f om existi g public assets.
Acco di g to the Fede al Highway Admi ist atio ‘s atio wide i ve to y as of Decembe 31, 2022, mo e tha 3,866 miles of highway oise ba ie s have bee co st ucted ac oss the U ited States, ep ese ti g app oximately 300 millio squa e feet of i f ast uctu e a d a i vestme t exceedi g $10.8 billio . By i teg ati g photovoltaic tech ology i to these existi g assets, t a spo tatio age cies ca ge e ate e ewable elect icity without co sumi g additio al la d while co ti ui g to p ovide effective oise mitigatio . This exte sive etwo k of existi g a d pla ed oise ba ie s ep ese ts o e of the la gest u tapped oppo tu ities fo dist ibuted e ewable e e gy ge e atio withi t a spo tatio ights-of-way.
Fu the mo e, T a spo tatio co ido s ep ese t o e of the la gest u de utilized e ewable e e gy su faces globally. I the U ited States alo e; ove 4 millio miles of oadway i f ast uctu e exist atio wide, mo e tha 140,000 miles of active ail oad t ack ope ates ac oss f eight a d passe ge etwo ks. Eve limited sola deployme t alo g these co ido s ep ese ts a substa tial e ewable e e gy oppo tu ity.
As gove me ts ac oss No th Ame ica i vest billio s of dolla s i t a spo tatio mode izatio , e ewable e e gy, a d esilie t i f ast uctu e, the pa t e ship offe s a i ovative app oach to maximizi g the value of existi g t a spo tatio assets without equi i g additio al la d. Rathe tha se vi g solely as acoustic ba ie s, highway a d ailway oise ba ie s ca become p oductive clea e e gy assets that ge e ates e ewable elect icity while co ti ui g to p ovide effective oise mitigatio . This dual-pu pose app oach imp oves la d-use efficie cy, st e gthe s g id esilie ce, suppo ts t a spo tatio elect ificatio , a d c eates lo g-te m value fo t a spo tatio age cies a d the commu ities they se ve.
“This collabo atio is mo e tha a pa t e ship—it’s a sha ed commitme t to shapi g the e e gy i f ast uctu e of tomo ow,” said Ko ay Kota , Pa t e at Ko-Sola . “By u iti g clea e e gy i ovatio with e vi o me tal desig , we a e e abli g highways a d ail co ido s to become clea e e gy assets that ge e ate e ewable elect icity while co ti ui g to p ovide c itical oise p otectio . This pa t e ship ep ese ts a ew model fo sustai able t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e.”
The allia ce will focus o co-developi g photovoltaic-i teg ated oise ba ie s, walls, a d othe multifu ctio al i f ast uctu e systems. These p ojects aim to demo st ate how i f ast uctu e ca se ve multiple pu poses—ge e ati g sola powe , educi g oise pollutio , a d adva ci g climate goals—all while mai tai i g aesthetic a d st uctu al i teg ity.
“We a e excited to pa t e with Ko-Sola , as ou sha ed commitme t to i ovatio i sola e e gy a d t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e alig s seamlessly with ou visio fo a mo e sustai able, g ee e wo ld,” said Rei ha d Kohlhaue , Ow e of R. Kohlhaue GmbH.
“Ou photovoltaic-i teg ated oise ba ie tech ology has bee successfully deployed i Eu ope. Togethe , we will delive sma te i f ast uctu e solutio s that add ess oise, e e gy, a d sustai ability challe ges,” added Rolf Willm, Ma agi g Di ecto a d Chief Tech ology Office of R. Kohlhaue GmbH.
The compa ies a e actively e gagi g with t a spo tatio age cies, ailway compa ies, e gi ee i g fi ms, i f ast uctu e ow e s, utilities, i vesto s, a d public-secto pa t e s to develop demo st atio p ojects showcasi g how sola -i teg ated oise ba ie systems ca simulta eously ge e ate e ewable elect icity, educe t affic oise, imp ove i f ast uctu e pe fo ma ce, st e gthe e e gy esilie ce, a d c eate lo g-te m eve ue oppo tu ities.
The pa t e ship ep ese ts a sig ifica t step towa d edefi i g t a spo tatio co ido s as i tellige t, multi-fu ctio al i f ast uctu e that suppo ts clea e e gy p oductio , e vi o me tal stewa dship, imp oved commu ity quality of life, a d lo g-te m eco omic esilie ce. The pa t e ship also b i gs togethe compleme ta y expe tise spa i g e gi ee i g, ma ufactu i g, t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e, e ewable e e gy, p oject fi a ce, comme cializatio , a d public-secto p oject delive y—c eati g a fully i teg ated platfo m fo deployi g sola -i teg ated t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e at scale. Age cies, develope s, a d utilities i te ested i pilot p og ams ca co tact the ep ese tatives listed below.
About Ko-Sola Ko-Sola (www.ko-sola .com) develops i ovative sola -i teg ated t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e that t a sfo ms highways, ailways, ai po ts, a d othe t a spo tatio co ido s i to e ewable e e gy assets. By i teg ati g photovoltaic systems i to t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e, Ko-Sola helps public age cies a d p ivate i f ast uctu e ow e s ge e ate clea elect icity, educe g ee house gas emissio s, mitigate oise, a d c eate lo g-te m eco omic value f om existi g ights-of-way. Ko-Sola eimagi es u de utilized i f ast uctu e as a scalable platfo m fo clea e e gy ge e atio .
About Kohlhaue R. Kohlhaue GmbH (www.kohlhaue .com), headqua te ed i Gagge au, Ge ma y, is a i te atio ally ecog ized e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g compa y i e vi o me tal oise p otectio systems. With ove 30 yea s of expe ie ce, Kohlhaue desig s a d delive s a wide a ge of cutti g-edge solutio s, i cludi g t a spa e t, a d photovoltaic-i teg ated oise ba ie s. The compa y’s commitme t to sustai ability, safety, a d aesthetics has made it a t usted pa t e i i f ast uctu e p ojects th oughout Eu ope a d i te atio ally.
