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Renewables To Run Dutch Trains
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May 24 2014 08:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
VIVENS, signed an agreement with the utility Eneco to deliver
. . . 1.4TWh of electricity from wind farms in the
. . . . . . Netherlands,
. . . . . . Scandinavia, and
. . . . . . Belgium.
A large number of rail carriers of both passengers and freight, including NS,
. . . will receive their power from the new contract.
NS alone carries about 2.3 million passengers each day,
. . . though it also provides service in the UK and Germany.
This one carrier has about 30,000 employees.
. . . (It claims to have cut energy consumption,
. . . per passenger, per kilometer, approximately
. . . 30% since 2005
2014-05-24 Source: Renewables to run Dutch trains
. . . 1.4TWh of electricity from wind farms in the
. . . . . . Netherlands,
. . . . . . Scandinavia, and
. . . . . . Belgium.
A large number of rail carriers of both passengers and freight, including NS,
. . . will receive their power from the new contract.
NS alone carries about 2.3 million passengers each day,
. . . though it also provides service in the UK and Germany.
This one carrier has about 30,000 employees.
. . . (It claims to have cut energy consumption,
. . . per passenger, per kilometer, approximately
. . . 30% since 2005
2014-05-24 Source: Renewables to run Dutch trains