United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 66730
Railway Track: Photovoltaics
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10 July 2025
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18 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Sun-Ways project in Switzerland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using photovoltaic panels between rail tracks for electricity generation.
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10 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Sun-Ways project in Switzerland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using photovoltaic panels between rail tracks for electricity generation.
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18 July 2025
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The Government is committed to working with industry to radically increase our existing solar capacity by 2030 through a variety of methods. Rail track solar could be a feasible solution. However, there are some current obstacles that may inhibit the depl...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-10/66730
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1821909
- uk · wq-1821909 · source updated 18 July 2025