Renewable energy company Enfinity has partnered with rail operator Infrabel to put solar power on the roof of the high-speed rail tunnel along the E19 highway in Belgium.
The tunnel is primarily used by the high-speed train connecting Amsterdam and Paris via Brussels. The solar energy will be used by the trains and station servicing both conventional and high-speed trains, representing a unique application of solar power in Europe.
More than 16,000 monocrystalline solar panels, 245 watt-peak (Wp) per panel, will be installed on the roof of the high-speed rail tunnel stretching just over two miles long. The roof’s total surface area is 50,000 square meters (m2), roughly equivalent to eight football fields.
The installation began this summer on the tunnel’s northern side. Project completion is scheduled for December 2010. The total investment budget is $20.1 million. The installation should generate an estimated 3.3MW hours (MWh) of electricity per year.
Source: Solar Novus Today
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