Flexible solar panels placed on top of steel W-beam guardrails in Holland could be the answer to rider concerns about the safety of some barriers. The solar panels create a smooth top on the guard ...

Sonoma resident Eric Houston and his friend Marco Fucci di Napoli are testing an open question: How fast can a solar-paneled rail car with no onboard energy storage go? Visit www.train.solar to learn ...

Authorities uncovered a tunnel outfitted with solar panels, lighting, ventilation and a rail system that could carry illegal immigrants, arms dealers and drug smugglers from Mexico into the United ...

COMMUTERS MAY not have paid them much attention, but a small array of solar panels next to the railway line at Aldershot, a town 50km (30 miles) south-west of London, could herald a greener future for ...

Europe’s first solar-powered rail tunnel has opened in Belgium. The two-mile-long stretch of track, near Antwerp, has been covered with solar panels that will generate enough energy to power the ...

The Department for Transport has announced funding for research projects which could help decarbonize Britain’s railways and generate power from roads and footpaths. Previously explored with limited ...

Riding Sunbeams launched pilot for solar-powered trains. Credit: South Western Railway With the aim to leverage renewable energy and reduce its carbon footprint, Network Rail has collaborated with ...

The installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of Blackfriars railway station over the Thames river in central London has started. The railway station will have more than 4,400 solar ...

The FS7 Module Rail Project, for Valmont Solar, addresses a critical challenge of designing a mounting rail compatible with First Solar’s Series 7 (FS7) frameless solar panel. Our task has been to ...

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is installing solar panels on rooftop spaces along the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS, which is expected to yield 12.5 million units of solar ...