Italy could soon become a little greener thanks to a project by a Swiss startup that has developed an innovative system for installing solar panels along railway tracks. Solar panels installed along railway tracks. Swiss startup Sun-Ways has tested the installation of solar panels along railway tracks, with results that exceeded expectations. Italy is poised to become the first country after Switzerland to install solar panels along its railway tracks. An Italian startup is also exploring the possibility of using smaller solar panels installed directly between the sleepers of railway tracks.