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batatatchugen t1_jd2nxhs wrote

If only those panels could be placed in a more suitable location, where they are not only safe from debris falling and cracking them, but also grin all the vibration of the tracks that would cause micro cracks on them, or all the dust and dirt that would inevitably accumulate over them, or if only they could be placed on a better suited angle.

It's not like this system isn't orders of magnitude more complex, for no good reason, than simply putting the panels overhead, or besides the tracks where there's available space, or in many many other better suited places...

First we had solar roadways, and now it's solar railways, and it's not any less dumb.

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diacewrb OP t1_jd2cv6b wrote

>Solar panel installation along railroad tracks is not a novel concept. Photovoltaic components mounted on railroad sleepers are being tested by two additional businesses, Italy's Greenrail, and England's Bankset Energy.

>However, in partnership with EPFL, the Swiss Federal Technology Institute in Lausanne, Sun-Ways is the first to have patented a removable system.

>Danichert declares, "that is the innovation," according to him, the ability to remove the panels is necessary in order to perform maintenance tasks like rail grinding. Trains continue to travel along the lines without incident, thanks to rail grinding.

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threeeddd t1_jd1h2t6 wrote

Prices are so high for absolutely zero value increase over the previous gen. It's like they are pricing these gpus so we can buy used 2 years from now, for what they should have cost for right now. Waiting for 4070ti used for 500-600. Still a terrible value for the limited vram and memory bandwidth.

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