Frederic JacobsMay 27, 2023
« Another weekend, another weekend of negative wholesale #power prices this time across most of #Europe. Basically from 11.00-17.00 today most countries from #France to #Finland will have power prices of zero or below. » #RePowerEU
https://twitter.com/gerardreid14/status/1662356280042766336
Gerard Reid on Twitter

“Another weekend, another weekend of negative wholesale #power prices this time across most of #Europe. Basically from 11.00-17.00 today most countries from #France to #Finland will have power prices of zero or below.”

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Show threadFrederic JacobsJul 5, 2023
« It’s an increasingly common phenomenon as Europe races to build more cheap solar farms to cut demand for fossil fuels. Intraday prices in Germany, the region’s biggest power market, turned negative from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, according to data from Epex Spot SE. » https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-04/power-prices-drop-below-zero-as-solar-output-surges-in-europe
European Power Prices Go Below Zero Again as Solar Output Surges

European power prices fell below zero again as production from solar farms overwhelms the grid early in the afternoon.

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Show threadFrederic JacobsAug 21, 2023
Interesting post from Siemens Energy on their off-shore wind Power-To-X experiments and the various deployment models. https://spectrum.ieee.org/green-hydrogen-2663997448
Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Siemens Energy is leading a coalition of 32 organizations, called H2Mare, which is developing the technology to produce green hydrogen out at sea

IEEE Spectrum
Show threadFrederic Jacobs3d ago

☀️⚡️ Everyone in Switzerland agrees we need more solar. But often, there's disagreement about where to put the panels without impacting the landscapes too much.

🛤️ Looking back, this one is a no-brainer, why not lay them down between train rails: there's already a strong connection to the grid, and it's infrastructure that's already ‘built’.

🇨🇭 First segment of the tracks got inaugurated today in canton Neuchâtel.

https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/neuchatel/2025/article/la-premiere-centrale-solaire-sur-rails-a-ete-inauguree-dans-le-canton-de-neuchatel-28863275.html
Supplier: https://www.sun-ways.ch

#Solar #Trains #Railways

La première centrale solaire sur rails a été inaugurée dans le canton de Neuchâtel

C'est un projet inédit en Suisse: la première centrale solaire amovible sur une voie ferrée ouverte au trafic ferroviaire a été inaugurée jeudi à Buttes, dans le canton de Neuchâtel. Des trains voyageurs vont donc circuler par-dessus une installation photovoltaïque.

Radio Télévision Suisse
Show threadMartin2d ago
@fj As with any of the countles and infamous "solar roadways" projects the numbers and specific technical challenges make it not feasible. Would be nice if it where not so.
Show threadnotsoloud

@micron
This one at least has the advantage that you don't need the same surface to provide both electricity and grip.

Either way, a tiny distraction in the big picture. Put solar in the fields, grow a screen of trees around, done.
@fj

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