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Solar gets railed: clever Swiss pilot proves PV panels and trains can coexist

Solar energy from railways shows first positive results in Switzerland

Finding places to deploy new solar panels is often just as challenging as the construction project itself – with productive farmland, open parking lots, and rooftops all offering their own sets of pros and cons, but a recent pilot project suggests that thousands of acres of viable, low-cost land have been hiding in plain sight all along: the space between railroad tracks.

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