Sure if we can do both! But it seems like lots of easier options are still untapped in many places, like the sides of the rail right of way.
Comment on Switzerland’s solar railway has been a success. What happens next?
GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 week agoConcerns don’t mean it’s a problem, just that it was identified as a possible problem. Did this study bear these concerns out? From the article, right between two of the paragraphs you copied:
Sun-Ways has tackled these issues by building more resistant panels than what would be installed on rooftops, fitted with an anti-reflection filter.
Also, yes, install them on houses. We can do both. We should keep putting them just about everywhere they work until there is no added benefit or there is no more fossil fuel being used for electricity.
pageflight@piefed.social 1 week ago
davetortoise@reddthat.com 1 week ago
I still dont understand why it’s so important to have them along rail lines. Why not just build a regular solar farm?
I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 week ago
The space and right of way is already procured, and the space between the tracks can’t be put to other beneficial use.
It’s to awe the masses, there is no other benefit.