Thanks!

I have been working out a vulnerability over christmas and will soon publist a first really well functioning version. I mean it already is, but I should probably do some noise about it and helo people along.

It’s locally released though right, and removed from the air when you grow the tree up “again”. I mean not perfect but it’s not like burning oil.

Thanks!

I’ll be around when I feel ready.

The mafia is still very strong in Italy.

Stupid question, how much energy are we using today?

Edit: This seems to be great news, for example Sweden uses around 0.05TW if my calculations are correct (450TWh/year)

I didn’t knew the problem with ordinary solar was the installation time \s

How on earth do you “scoot out of the way” of other trains when you yourself is a train?

I feel you all are just shitting me lol 😂

The lower the voltage the higher the loss, there is a reason power lines are hundreds of thousands volts.

What about the rails being grounded?

So if the panels are square, like 1km per day? That’s not much for an existing rail line, and when are you going to do it? There are trains rolling there all the time.

What do you think, is it still a good idea?

This just shows you like the idea but don’t have any formal training in say constructing stuff.

Are you going to run 1000 volt through the rails? The rails who are bolted to the earth, like grounded? Did you think that one over :-) ?

I mean we all have thise fun ideas, and that’s actually great, because some are good even if the overwhelming numbers are not. The thing is that all the easy ones has been taken.

About the train “deploying tons a day”, where did you get that from? Also with hundred of thousands panels lining your train tracks you’ll need to replace broken ones, will you stop regular trains to do that?

And god forbid one rattles loose and wrecks the underside of a passing train as it gets sucked up by the wind from the moving train lol.

It’s just not a good idea.

Okay, finally some valid points.

The problem is that it’s just better to put the panels some meters on the side, or better yet, elsewhere. Electronics and solar panels just don’t like the vibrations from 1000 tonne trains making them vibrate all day long.

I also think you wildly underestimate the simplicity to have some sort of automatic, or semi automatic “train” installing those panels. Removing the bad ones etc.

It all boils down to, is it economically viable?

It just adds costs, the cost of setup, the cost of running it, also it will most probably not function as many years, when they are dirty they will produce less. So only more expensive.

Also, how are you going to transport the electricity along hundred of kilometers of panels laid out as a string? Low voltage is secure but lossy. Have power stations that inject it in the 20.000 volt lives overhead? More costs.

If we lived on a very small planet filled with trains, maybe Solar Trainways TM would have a chance, here on planet earth, not so much.

That could actualy have real world benefits, like when there are few trains, a special small train could go by and let maintenance people off/on there for example.

It did cost 600.000 euros and you call it efficient, for an idea that can be scrapped by thinking straight for 2 minutes lol.

You think the idea sounds cool, but it’s just a nightmare. If you are really interested in efficiency you should look up engineering and related studies. Or just work with mechanical things. Or both.

What did you think about solar roadways?

Everything will be fine, except this extraordinarily stupid idea.

Did you invest in it or something? I mean you have no answers just other than “here take a cookie” lol

That’s like 0.00000001% of land.

There is so much unused land, why bother trains and their schedules with a maintenance nightmare between their rails?

It is just a stupid idea with no upside except the oily greasy dirty solar panels up-side that can’t get cleaned because, … wait for it …, there are Trains running over it!

I can’t fathom how such a stupid idea got more that 1 meter away from the bar counter.

Putting solar panels between rails is as stupid as solar roadways. There is nothing to be gained and just lots of hurdles to overcome to make it (almost) as good as a normal solar panel on a roof or on a stick or on a wall.

Tell me, why on earth would you put solar panels between rails?

Edit: lot of anger here, but no answers why the panels should go between the rails, shaken daily by heavy trains. You invested in it or what?

Next test: solar panels on the bottom of the ocean.

Thanks! Good job too!

Lots of people want to build perpetual motors with magnets and gets defensive when told it won’t work out I guess :-)

It’s just slightly better than solar roadways.

Have you heard of maintenance costs? In skyscrapers? What a wonderful event when it degrades and leaks for millions of dollars of repairs lol.

Also it would make the building more expensive and take up space, like they are not expensive enough? Why on earth would you put that stuff in a building for starters? Dig a dam or something cheap and sturdy lol. It just sounds like a tech-bro crack head marketing fever dream.

Edit: the truth makes you salty lol

Who doesn’t need a bunch of extra tonnes of water up there lol. What an absolute not good idea.

Yes, it’s a rocky road but it looks like it’s going forward IMO!

And a good idea, right?