Post B6BHbDV9eVjHknPsK8 by leeloo@c.im
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 (DIR) Post #B6BHbDE8fm7Ou1SHnk by adapalmer@wandering.shop
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       Railway solar project turns unused track space into energySwitzerland is testing a simple idea: lay removable solar panels between train tracks to generate power from space that normally sits unused. A pilot in Buttes has installed 48 panels over 100 metres, producing about 16,000 kWh a year while trains keep running. If it scales, rail lines could double up as clean energy sources, without taking up extra land. SNCF https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en/innovation/solar-power-between-rails#ShareGoodNewsToo
       
 (DIR) Post #B6BHbDV9eVjHknPsK8 by leeloo@c.im
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       @adapalmerIt won't take long for them to be covered in brake dust. Ever notice that the ballast carrying the track is brown? It's gray when it's laid down, but becomes brown rather quickly.A solar roof over bicycle paths would work much better and reduce the weather as an excuse for not cycling.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6BHbDgUyKnsJyiw0O by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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       @leeloo @adapalmer and that's just one reason why it won't really work and is more of a hype.@jon who is a rail expert lists more reasons: https://jonworth.eu/solar-panels-between-the-tracks-on-an-active-railway-line-a-dreadful-idea/