By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Taitung Railway Station has become the nation’s first railway station that can generate additional revenue by producing solar energy, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said yesterday. The agency said it had installed solar panels on the roofs of 12 buildings within the parameters of the Taitung Railway Station in accordance with the government’s policy to develop green energy, conserve electricity and reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Taitung has the unique advantage of developing solar energy as it has sufficient and unimpeded sunlight, the TRA said.
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