London is now recycling energy from train brakes to power their stations

London has just finished testing a new system that can collect and recycle energy generated by their Tube trains when they brake, and it’s already powering their stations completely for more than two days per week. The world-first, five-week trial was conducted on the Victoria line of the London Underground (LU), which reportedly transports 1.2 […]

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