The article mentions reinforcing the panels and also adding “brooms” to the underside of the trains. I don’t know how it will shake out but it’s possible with the brooms they get cleaned more regularly than rooftop ones. Perhaps it will be important to leave gaps so that rocks and train parts can fall down between them as they are swept off (thus hopefully limiting damage to a single panel)
I got some very interesting information from someone who seems to be quite experienced in railway matters in another part of this thread.
I have learned that this gap in the rails is much more ‘busy’ then I originally assumed.
Either way I frankly think we should put solar panels just about everywhere. I don’t think the current limiting factor is panel supply, I think it’s instalation bottlenecks but I could be mistaken
The article mentions reinforcing the panels and also adding “brooms” to the underside of the trains. I don’t know how it will shake out but it’s possible with the brooms they get cleaned more regularly than rooftop ones. Perhaps it will be important to leave gaps so that rocks and train parts can fall down between them as they are swept off (thus hopefully limiting damage to a single panel)
or just put panels on flat top buildings and cover parking lots.
I got some very interesting information from someone who seems to be quite experienced in railway matters in another part of this thread.
I have learned that this gap in the rails is much more ‘busy’ then I originally assumed.
Either way I frankly think we should put solar panels just about everywhere. I don’t think the current limiting factor is panel supply, I think it’s instalation bottlenecks but I could be mistaken