100% of Dutch Trains are now Powered by Wind
As of January 1st, 100% of Dutch trains are now powered entirely by wind energy. The Dutch railway company, NS, is the world’s first railway company to get 100% of its energy from wind turbines. Leave it to the Europeans to make train travel, already the most environmentally friendly way to travel, even better. (The Dutch have been using wind energy since the 17th century.) From the article: “Energy company Eneco provides NS the energy to transport 600.000 people per day. That’s 1.200.000 train trips per day without any CO2 emissions. NS requires 1.2B kWh of wind-powered energy per year, which is...
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