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<br> <br><p><br> Inhabitat's team of experts review the week's top green innovations and green tech news every week. It's the Week In Green.<br></p><br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><p><br> Highways are huge, dark surfaces that absorb lots of sunlight. Wouldn't it be more sensible to make them solar-powered? Designer Daan Roosegaarde thought of this and it's now a reality. Roosegaarde teamed up with Heijmans Infrastructure to install solar-powered glowing lines on an autobahn in the Netherlands. It was a great success and is expected to be extended to other regions of the country. Masdar is also building a windfarm of 50 megawatts for the Sultanate of Oman. It will be the largest in the Gulf states region. The wind farm will produce enough clean energy to power 16,000 homes and prevent 110,000 tonnes (121.254 tons) of carbon dioxide being burned annually. Primrose Solar and Solarcentury are working together in the UK to construct a 48 megaw