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Solar Freakin' Railways too it seems...

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dmcdonald:
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/solar-panel-carpet-on-railway-tracks

So, this gets away from having loads placed directly upon the panels

But, every railway I've ever seen has a way of even making its ballast dirty - and stuff falls off rail cars - so I can't see how will be compatible with the solar panels below

It seems like this stupid idea is just going to keep morphing to find new idiots to infect

SiliconWizard:
Not to talk about vibrations. Heck, all pilot projects I've heard of so far have ended up with cracked panels. Even on cycling ways.

Well, it will keep going for as long as people invest in that.

Maybe we could invest all this wasted money in making our own solar panels to begin with, instead of relying on China for them, almost exclusively, at least in Europe.

MarkS:
*Maybe* above the train, but below it?! Did they do any research past standard track layouts? This will be far more prone to failure than the stupid solar roadways.

pcprogrammer:
This has already been classed as dodgy here and here.

The latter is from the same member as the original post here.  :palm:

Dave just did a video on it and pre released it in the supporter lounge.

mendip_discovery:
If you put it down near the tracks you will need to take in account for the fact the rails expand and contract.

Plus I cant see them letting a reflective/shiny sheet to be placed in the view of the driver.

Solar panels on the roof might work.

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