This way an ‘innovative’ and ‘disruptive’ approach that can be the basis of a startup that can be sold to a bigger company or IPO for a bunch of money, and as a bonus draw clean energy funding away from tried and tested solutions into inefficient gimmicks that in turn keep the gas plants running that much longer.
Comment on Switzerland Unveils World’s First Operational Solar Railway Project
HK65@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
What is the upside of building panels into the rail instead of next to it?
sonori@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
Stache_@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Maybe a bit more protection from the elements? And maybe they’ll design a system to push and clear debris as the train goes over
Willy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
yeah, the cleaning is one thing they mention they have. alone with others
Stache_@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Haha yeah I read the comments before I read the article. Rookie move lol
Willy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
the article covers that.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
So it can be installed by the train.