Rush Hour Power: Using Commuters To Power Our Cities?
While I have heard of Israeli’s using nuclear waste, solar energy and animal waste to power their cities, this is the first time that I have heard of them using commuters.
(Haaretz.com) An Israeli company has developed a method of generating electricity from road traffic, and Israeli may look to implement the system on the nation’s highways.
The system works by using generators implanted in the asphalt that create energy when cars drive over them. Each generator produces 2,000 watts per hour, which is stored in batteries along the side of the road.
The technology was developed by the Israeli firm Innowattech, with the cooperation of the Technion University.
While Innowattech’s invention is only good enough to power street lights, these innovative mechanical devices could help large cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem save some serious shekels when it comes to their electric bill.
Innowattech has a funky video (that needs to be on YouTube) highlighting how this works in the real world, although this video below showing pedestrians should also give you a clue as to how this will work.
Random Posts
Want more good news about Israel?
Enter your email address below to subscribe!
Have a feed reader? Subscribe via RSS or Atom. 
Leave a Reply
Additional comments powered by BackType
Stay Kosher (and subscribe)
Sponsored Links
Search for Wisdom
Contact The Editor
Kosher Roll
Archives
Categories
Registered With
Rush Hour Power: Using Commuters To Power Our Cities? http://goo.gl/fb/nEVG
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
i am curious about one thing- will it become alternative for our hevrat hashmal that provides shitty services for huge prices?)))