A creative way to get solar energy production back on track

A creative way to get solar energy production back on track

Sun-Ways launches a solar panel trial on active train tracks in Switzerland, offering new opportunities for sustainable energy without using extra land.

Railway Tracks Turning into Solar Power Plants in Switzerland

A startup born from a simple train station thought is now testing a bold new idea. Solar panels between railway tracks sound too interesting to know more about. Swiss company Sun-Ways has installed 100 metres of removable solar panels on tracks in Buttes, a village in western Switzerland. The idea came to Joseph Scuderi in 2020 while waiting for a train. He wondered why the space between the rail lines goes unused. That thought turned into Sun-W…

In Switzerland, the first railway system with detachable solar panels between railway tracks went into operation. The pilot project of a Swiss start-up meets worldwide interest – however, there are also skeptical voices.