Switzerland has turned its train tracks into solar power plants
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After a successful trial year, Swiss startup Sun-Ways is one step closer to making solar panels between railway tracks a permanent solution. The company’s pilot project in the village of Buta in the Val-de-Traversa region of Switzerland, which was originally intended to be a three-year trial, has already shown convincing results after its first year of operation. 48 solar panels were installed on a 100-meter-long section of railway […]
The Sun-Ways project, launched by the Swiss start-up of the same name, claims the title of "the world's first solar railway". Located in Buttes, in the Val-de-Travers district of Switzerland, the pilot occupies a length of 100 meters, with 48 solar panels designed to be laid between the active rails of the railway network, explains Euronews. The installation has a combined power of 18 kWp and exploits the space available between the tracks to pr…
The idea of turning thousands of kilometres of railways into solar mini-power plants is progressing in Europe. The Swiss start-up Sun-Ways has validated its concept after a year of successful testing on an active line. Based on these results, it has signed an agreement to launch a pilot project in Italy, proving that transport corridors can also become assets for the energy transition.
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