alt Hacker NewsThis is incorrect, you mean 180 kWp/m.
> in one year, the project has produced around 16,000 kWh.
160 kWh per meter.
Urban Metro / Trams: 2 to 10 kWh/km
Commuter Trains (EMUs): 4 to 12 kWh/km
Regional / Intercity Trains: 6 to 20 kWh/km
High-Speed Trains: 15 to 60 kWh/km
Freight Locomotives: 10 to 50+ kWh/kmReplies
RetroTechie • today at 9:00 PM
> This is incorrect, you mean 180 kWp/m.
This is incorrect. 18000 Wp/100m = 180 Wp/m or 180 kWp/km. So parent is correct, and you can either add or drop a "k".
That is peak power, obtainable in summer months & muuch less in winter.
Over the whole year: 16000 kWh/100m = 160 kWh/m = 160 MWh (160,000 kWh) per km.
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It's obviously not 180 kWp/m. If it was I could put 1 meter of panels on my roof and power my house and 200 of my neighbors.
I didn't try to calculate the amount of energy it produces in a year, just the length of panels required to power a high speed train when the sun is shining. 18,000 watts / 100 meters is 180 watts per meter. At 180 watts per meter, 50 km gives you 9 MW, which is about what a high speed train consumes at cruise.