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    Belgium became the first country to power trains from wind turbines

    • Last Update: 2022-11-19
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    Recently, Belgium's first wind-powered train was officially put into use, powered by seven wind turbines running along the road, which can reduce carbon emissions
    by 15,000 tons per year.

    According to Ann Bjør, director of the traffic management division of the Belgian Railway Infrastructure Authority, the first seven wind turbines will power these trains, which are located along the main railway road from the central Belgian city of Leuven to the eastern city of Liège, which can provide kinetic energy for 170 trains running in the region every day, accounting for 5% of
    all railway operations in Belgium.

    It is reported that Belgium plans to build a total of 25 new wind turbines for train kinetic energy, and the 7 that have been put into operation have an annual power generation capacity of 35,000 MWh, of which the trains along the line will consume two-thirds of the electricity, and the remaining one-third will be used for other domestic public production and life
    .

    Philippe van Toyer, manager of production at the Belgian national electricity company, said that although wind energy is as intermittent as solar energy, it will play an increasingly important role
    in the future energy supply market.

     

    Recently, Belgium's first wind-powered train was officially put into use, powered by seven wind turbines running along the road, which can reduce carbon emissions
    by 15,000 tons per year.

    Belgium

    According to Ann Bjør, director of the traffic management division of the Belgian Railway Infrastructure Authority, the first seven wind turbines will power these trains, which are located along the main railway road from the central Belgian city of Leuven to the eastern city of Liège, which can provide kinetic energy for 170 trains running in the region every day, accounting for 5% of
    all railway operations in Belgium.

    It is reported that Belgium plans to build a total of 25 new wind turbines for train kinetic energy, and the 7 that have been put into operation have an annual power generation capacity of 35,000 MWh, of which the trains along the line will consume two-thirds of the electricity, and the remaining one-third will be used for other domestic public production and life
    .

    Philippe van Toyer, manager of production at the Belgian national electricity company, said that although wind energy is as intermittent as solar energy, it will play an increasingly important role
    in the future energy supply market.

     

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