This is just bait for grant and investment cash. Sounds genius to venture capitalists divorced from reality.
there’s literally open land on either side of the field in the photo, why not just put them there?
sounds very silly, like the solar roadways
At least the weight isn’t on the panels this time. I think there are better places to put them, though.
yep. at least to me it feels like the fact that its between the rails is just to make it cooler, not actually for any real benefit. i love solar, but this project sounds sus
It being between the rails probably makes it easier to automate most of the installation, cleaning, and removal at the end of their life.
At the cost of making any maintenance harder, creating a very long layout so no likelihood of redundant connections, and putting breakable objects in a high impact zone
If the system is made well, maybe it can be very easy to drive a carriage over them and remove a lot of them relatively quickly.
I wonder if they can get away with just using a single bolt for each panel. Or maybe none, just long pins and the power connection. Unplug and lift straight up? Maybe it doesn’t have to be a big issue.
I’ll have to check if there are detailed plans.
I didn’t realize the swiss had people this dumb too
Put it next to the tracks and you don’t have to stop using the tracks during the inevitable daily maintenance from being damaged by the trains in various ways, and it will still be in the middle of nowhere where nobody will ever see it. Plus wiring will be much less of a shitshow and less susceptible to damage.
You really think your hot take is that valuable? I wish i had that confidence.
