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Switzerland authorizes removable PV plant on railway track (www.pv-magazine.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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PV = Photovoltaic

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

But still, what is the point of this? What problem does this solve? It's not like solar power deployment is bottlenecked by a lack of space to put the panels.

This just makes it more expensive and more difficult to maintain for no reason.

[–] Chronographs 2 points 1 month ago

Honestly if they’re using the power lines for the train and a cleaning attachment on the train I can see it.