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Solar freaking railways www.pv-magazine.com/2024/10/04/s...

Switzerland
authorizes removable PV plant on railway track
Swiss startup Sun-ways is planning to build a 18 kW pilot PV system between the racks of a 100-m linear section of a railway line in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel.
OCTOBER 4, 2024 GWÉNAËLLE DEBOUTTE
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Cc0nc0rdance.bsky.social

So, giant metal machines on wheels moving very fast + lots of small rocks + a glass-fronted electronic device placed at ground level between metal tracks seated in the small rocks? What possible flaw could it have?

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CJdrcgjones.bsky.social

We'll try literally anything except building overhead electric lines.

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Whyyyyy?

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LAlloydalter.bsky.social

A few years ago I thought solar freaking railways were better than roadways, but it is still a silly idea- custom panels, lots of vibration, makes no sense today. www.treehugger.com/solar-freaki...

Solar Freakin' Railways Are Coming Down the Line
Solar Freakin' Railways Are Coming Down the Line

While solar roadways never made sense, find out why a solar railway does.

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dilliontony.bsky.social

BByfqE

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Jjosh101.bsky.social

Great in theory until we have to tamp the track...

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FM42knot.bsky.social

> $600k for 18 kw? I know it's a pilot project, but what accounts for that monumental cost? Seems like the cool opportunity here is to inject power right into the railway catenary and avoid costly interconnection, but the article makes it sound like it's just a regular grid tied system.

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