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Comment on Switzerland authorizes removable PV plant on railway track

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

I’m interested to see how this turns out, because I’m thinking this would significantly increase maintenance costs on those panels due to rocks being kicked up, vibration from the train, etc.

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TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Maybe it’s like a blanket that the train picks up over its head and runs underneath, setting it back down on the ground after it

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- sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Reminds me of this, but in reverse:
  
  youtu.be/_0tVlLZLzeo?t=308
  
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  - TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Pretty close. Quick lets patent it
    
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catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
There shouldn’t be any rocks kicked up because the trains should stay on the rails, not touch the ballast.

But dirt, debris, and brake dust will absolutely collect very quickly. Maybe they’re counting on rain to keep them clean.

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- JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  There’s still massive amounts of air pressure changes Those can definitely lift some smaller rocks
  
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ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
You do get the advantage of easy and above all fast placement.

Not sure how this would work out. There’s pros and cons I suppose.

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