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Powering London’s Underground: 9 Surprising Tube Energy Facts

July 2, 2020


Powering The London Underground Title

London Underground Miles Travelled

London Underground Solar Panels

London Underground Wind Turbines

London Underground Remote Working

Powering The London Underground Sources

Tube Energy Facts

  1. No. of km travelled in one year (km): 83,600,000 KM (52,000,000 Miles)
  2. Avg. train speed (kph): 33 kph (21 mph)
  3. Total Annual Energy Usage (terawatt hours): 1.2
  4. No. of solar panels needed to power London underground: 5,647,059
  5. Space solar panels to power the London Underground would take up (square km): 11.29 (Around the size of the London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea)
  6. No. of wind turbines needed to power London underground: 200
  7. Wind turbine space (sq km): 26.41 (Around the same size as the London Borough of Lambeth)
  8. Total energy saved per hour during peak hours if 45% of London’s commuters work from home after lockdown: 467,195.38 kWh
  9. Total number of potential London homes powered based on potential energy saved post-lockdown: 46,088.19

Sources:

  • https://www.ewea.org/wind-energy-basics/faq/
  • https://www.renewablesfirst.co.uk/windpower/community-windpower/location-size-no-of-wind-turbines/
  • https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/land-area-and-population-density-ward-and-borough
  • https://madeby.tfl.gov.uk/2019/07/29/tube-trivia-and-facts/
  • https://www.wired.co.uk/article/london-underground-tfl-green-energy
  • https://www.space.com/17638-how-big-is-earth.html
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park,_London
  • https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/datasets/businessimpactofcovid19surveybics
  • https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/half-workers-expect-work-more-flexibly-post-lockdown-survey

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