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World’s first solar panel ‘carpet’ on railway tracks may generate electricity

Posted in solar power, sustainability

The Swiss startup’s pilot project will focus on the Western public rail system and cost around $437,240.

European startup Sun-Ways has devised a mechanical device to deploy removable solar panels along railway tracks.

This innovation could be implemented on half of the railway lines across the globe, according to the Swizerland-based energy startup.