Switzerland turns train tracks into solar power plants

by Element_on 4/29/2025, 3:21 PMwith 3 comments

by WorldPeason 4/29/2025, 3:25 PM

this kind of strikes me like the whole boom-and-bust solar roadways thing from a few years back. Sure it's a large flat surface but transmission is a challenge and it's next to a mechanically active surface, why is this worth more time than an empty field with fewer variables and greater proximity to demand