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Switzerland puts solar between rail tracks as the real crunch shifts from panels to land use
Solar farms can produce a lot of electricity, but they also take up land that may already have another use.
In 2025, Swiss startup Sun-Ways installed 48 removable solar panels across 100 metres of active railway tracks in Buttes.
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Trains in Switzerland are now running over solar panels in a world-first clean energy test
Trains pass through the small Swiss village of Buttes many times a day. For the passengers, it appears as though it is nothing out of the ordinary; they probably do not realise that the tracks beneath ...
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In 2025, 48 solar panels went between Swiss tracks; today, 11,000 trains have passed over them
In 2025, Swiss startup Sun-Ways installed 48 removable solar panels across 100 metres of active railway tracks in Buttes.
Who needs a solar powered car when you can get around in a solar powered plane? For now however, the Swiss-designed Solar Impulse has only one destination in mind: A trip around the world. The first ...
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