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Researchers Roll Out Energy Generating Roads  

2008-12-16 10:00

Jorge Chapa - Energy

energy generating roads, renewable energy, sustainable design, green design, israel technion institute, clean technology, kinetic energy

Engineers at Innowattech in Israel recently created a new type of road that generates electricity as vehicles pass over it! The supercharged surface is embedded with piezoelectric crystals, which transform kinetic energy from passing vehicles into an electrical current. With widespread adoption, the technology could feed energy back into the nation’s burgeoning electric vehicle grid, transforming congested roadways into a clean green source of energy.

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