Photovoltaic　pavement　technology　was　introduced　several　years　ago　but　has　not　yet　reached　commercial　maturity,　and　there　are　still　many　technical　difficulties　to　be　overcome,　such　as　heat　dissipation　issues.　Using　PV　cells　to　generate　sufficient　energy　requires　high　solar　insolation,　but　high　temperatures　will　also　reduce　its　efficiency.Therefore,　this　research　evaluates　the　potential　of　a　pavement　integrated　PV/T　system　(PIPVT),　which　incorporates　photovoltaic/thermal　(PV/T)　technology　into　the　roads　for　power　and　thermal　energy　harvesting.　While　solving　the　heat　dissipation　problem　of　the　PV　pavement,　it　can　also　recover　the　heat　that　cannot　be　used　by　the　PV　cells.　A　unit　block　of　hollow　structure　3D　printed　using　plastic　material　with　tempered　glass　as　a　protective　layer　and　ABS　plastic　was　used　in　this　paper.　A　3D　computational　finite　element　model　(FEM)　developed　in　ABAQUS　was　used　to　analyse　the　mechanical　response　of　the　structure,　and　a　laboratory　experiment　was　conducted　to　test　the　influence　of　the　heat　dissipation　method　incorporating　water　filled　pipes　on　the　power　generation　efficiency　of　PV　cells.　The　results　show　that　the　introduced　water　circulating　pipes　had　a　negligible　effect　on　the　mechanical　response　of　PV　pavement　unit　blocks;　PIPVT　can　significantly　reduce　the　solar　panel＇s　temperature,　and　the　temperature　drop　can　be　as　high　as　22　degrees　C.　According　to　the　results,　the　primary　energy-saving　efficiency　of　PIPVT　is　estimated　to　be　almost　twice　that　of　the　conventional　PV　module.　Therefore,　this　study　showed　the　PIPVT　had　benefits　that　went　far　beyond　solar　energy　generation.　(c)　2022　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.