SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways trains are using electricity entirely from renewable sources from January 1.
Previously around 90% of SBB’s electricity needs were met by hydropower and the remaining 10% from nuclear.
The nuclear power is now being sold on the market, with SBB purchasing an equivalent amount of electricity from certified renewable sources.
SBB said railways cause 0·3% of all transport CO2 emissions in Switzerland.
UK: Transport for London has called tenders for the development of purpose-built solar photovoltaic farms to generate zero-carbon electricity for the London Underground network. ‘Private wire’ agreements would see the solar electricity produced near the network, bypassing the National Grid’s centralised sources and Distribution Network Operators. ...
LITHUANIA: A lineside noise barrier incorporating solar panels to generate electricity has been installed at Juodšiliai to the south of Vilnius. The 22·2 kW solar power plant installed by infrastructure manager LTG Infra and SoliTek is expected to generate up to 14 MWh of per year, ...
TURKEY: National infrastructure manager TCDD has begun work on the development of a 10 MW solar power plant in Balıkesir in the northwest of the country.
