Solar-powered rail transportation in China: Potential, scenario,
Focusing on the system costs, as reported in Ref. , the installed cost of the solar panels on the land is around 2.8 Chinese Yuan (CNY) per watt, which is made up of 0.3 CNY for land use and 2.5 CNY for solar power generation including panels, converters and transmission devices. In the proposed configuration, the solar panels are installed on the rail''s