this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2025
64 points (98.5% liked)

Green Energy

2701 readers
116 users here now

Everything about energy production and storage.

Related communities:

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
poVoq@slrpnk.net
SteveKLord@slrpnk.net
64
Switzerland Unveils World’s First Operational Solar Railway Project (cleantechnica.com)
submitted 17 hours ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/energy@slrpnk.net
17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 9 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

What is the upside of building panels into the rail instead of next to it?

[–] Stache_@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe a bit more protection from the elements? And maybe they’ll design a system to push and clear debris as the train goes over

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

yeah, the cleaning is one thing they mention they have. alone with others

[–] Stache_@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago

Haha yeah I read the comments before I read the article. Rookie move lol

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

the article covers that.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 16 hours ago

So it can be installed by the train.