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| Solar panels on railway lines in Germany |
German
railways and British energy companies are jointly conducting experiments to
become self-sufficient in energy. In this way, they can generate 0.01 MW of
electricity from every kilometer of the railway line. There are 33 thousand 422
kilometers of railway lines in Germany. Which stands at a total of 66 thousand
844 kilometers in two-way. If we assume 66 thousand, then the amount of
electricity produced is 660 MW.
The total electricity
demand in Germany is 286 GW. In 2019, they have created its full capacity. That
means they are completely self-sufficient in terms of electricity. But despite
that, why are they looking for such an alternative? The answer is simple. Fuels
should not only be self-sufficient but also sustainable. It is possible only
with renewable energy. The sources of which are - sun, wind, and river flow.
The best of which is - Surya or Solar Energy. Germany will be able to generate
660 megawatts of electricity from solar energy using only their railway lines.
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| Vadala Solar Park (Rajasthan, India) |
Their multi-faceted
initiative will change their concept of electricity production! However, in
this initiative, not only Germany, many countries are now undertaking the
project of meeting the energy demand through solar energy. Our neighboring
country India has about 40 solar power plants, from which they are generating
about 10 MW of electricity. The world's largest solar power plant named Vadala
Power Plant is being set up in Rajasthan, India, which is capable of generating
about 2.25 GW of electricity. Where India's electricity demand is 1158 GW.
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