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Clean energy
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Switzerland just launched the world’s first solar power plant on active railways
A pilot solar power project in Switzerland is making use of the unused space between railway tracks by installing solar panels to collect solar power — even with trains using them.
The initial project involves deploying 48 panels on 100 meters of active railway. It will have a capacity of around 18 kilowatts and is expected to produce 16,000 kilowatt-hours per year.
Ultimately, the solar tech startup behind the project wants to “produce energy between the rails and re-inject it into the traction current of the trains so that it is practically 100% self-propelled.”
Even better:The company’s initial proposal was rejected back in 2023, and it’s since addressed safety concerns and made other improvements, like installing cleaning brushes on trains to remove dust and debris as they pass over the panels. The panels are also removable to make track maintenance easier.
Every year, 230,000 babies are protected from HIV thanks to treatments reducing mother-to-child transmission
A decade ago, over 500,000 families had a baby contract HIV — most of those infections passed from mothers who had HIV themselves. Now, that number has dropped to 130,000 families.
The introduction of anti-retroviral drugs and other treatments have led to this dramatic decline. When a mother takes ART during pregnancy, it dramatically lowers the risk of passing on HIV — and sometimes, giving it to the baby within the first few weeks of life helps, too.
Thanks to these improved treatments — and ensuring they’re accessible to those who need it, like mothers with HIV, through programs like PEPFAR — almost a quarter of a million HIV cases in babies have been averted every year.
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