Oct 11 2024

Switzerland: first rail tracks to get solar panels

The first solar panels designed to produce electricity from solar energy are about to be laid between the tracks at Buttes station in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. The federal office of transport (FOT) recently approved a pilot project to this effect.

The photovoltaic panels will be installed manually or by using a special machine in the middle of the tracks. They were developed by Sun-Ways, a solar energy specialist. The solar power plant is due to be set up along 100 m of track in spring 2025. Read more

Source: ITJ