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October 13, 2011 By News Staff
Earlier this year Government Technology reported on Germany-based EnOcean's efforts to create building materials that capture movements, such as vibrations, and transform that kinectic energy into electricity. Now, a company called Pavegen aims to take that technology to the street by capturing the energy created by people walking around.
As CNN reports, Pavegen will install 20 energy-harvesting tiles at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The company says the energy collected from foot traffic ought to be enough to power half of the outdoor lighting adjacent to the tiles.
To see how the technology works, watch the video below.
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This is a great idea! Wish I had thought of it. Makes wearing out our shoes at least somewhat productive. Now if we can just harvest energy from all the people-powered treadmills, rowers, stationary bikes, and ellipticals in all the gyms across the country! What if we could harvest energy from bouncing basketballs in college and NBA games? Hey, every little bit of energy helps!