Quixoticgeek on Nostr: Sooo. What's the solar equivalent of a gadget bahn, or a disability dongle? This is ...
Sooo. What's the solar equivalent of a gadget bahn, or a disability dongle? This is such a bonkers idea. Let's look at the numbers.
The tracks are 1435mm apart. For easy maths let's assume that 1m of that is usable. This means for each 1km of track there's 1000m² of solar panels. The same as covering a 32m x 32m square roof with panels. But Switzerland has lots of railways right? 3773.4km according to Wikipedia. So it went filled all of that with solar...
1/n
https://mastodon.social/@fj/114393871050476188
The tracks are 1435mm apart. For easy maths let's assume that 1m of that is usable. This means for each 1km of track there's 1000m² of solar panels. The same as covering a 32m x 32m square roof with panels. But Switzerland has lots of railways right? 3773.4km according to Wikipedia. So it went filled all of that with solar...
1/n
https://mastodon.social/@fj/114393871050476188