TL;DR The 5-km Setagaya Line in Tokyo became the first train service in Japan to run exclusively on renewable energy in 2019, relying on hydroelectric and geothermal power. Tokyu Corp., which operates the Setagaya and eight other lines in Tokyo and adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, achieved its goal of making its train services powered by renewables in 2022. It buys electricity certified as being generated from non-fossil fuels to help cut CO2 emissions by around 160,000 tons a year.
by SkyInJapan
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Hopefully as batteries get cheaper, and the new double sided solar panels (yeah, I know it sounds dumb, but they are actually fucking great AND cheap), we will see more and more like that!
Renewables are very important for Japan as it doesn’t have many natural fossil fuel energy resources. But like what’s taking them so long
I’m curious if it really runs on 100% renewable or if the company just buys their electricity from renewable sources. I assume the line is connected to the grid and doesn’t operate its own electric grid, which means it receives a mix of energy.
Good news but this photo is not Tokyo’s but Utsunomiya’s.
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