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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 08:48 AM
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Train Passengers From Brussels to Amsterdam Will Soon Be Travelling Green
http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsEUPR952.htm

More than 16,000 solar panels will be installed on the roof of the high-speed rail tunnel over a total length of 3.4 kilometres. The tunnel is primarily used by the high-speed train connecting Amsterdam and Paris through Brussels. The roof's total surface area is 50,000 m2, roughly equivalent to 8 soccer fields.

The installation should generate an estimated 3,300 MWh of electricity per year, equivalent to the average annual electricity consumption of approximately 950 families.

The installation started this summer on the tunnel's northern side.

Project completion is scheduled for December 2010. The total investment budget is €14.5 million.

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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 09:02 AM
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1. Ahhh, the Thalys......


I wish I was speeding from A'dam to Paris on it right now.
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