Comment on ​Switzerland Unveils World’s First Operational Solar Railway Project​

HK65@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• sonori@beehaw.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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.

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• Willy@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  the article covers that.

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• Stache_@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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

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  • Willy@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yeah, the cleaning is one thing they mention they have. alone with others

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    • Stache_@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Haha yeah I read the comments before I read the article. Rookie move lol

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• ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So it can be installed by the train.

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