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APRIL 2012
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ENERGY
THE PROBLEM
WALKING
SQUANDERS ENERGY.
THE SOLUTION:
TURN SIDEWALKS INTO POWER PLANTS.
Britain’s PaveGen has created sidewalk
tiles that convert the kinetic energy of
pedestrians’ footfalls into power that
can be stored or used immediately to run
things like streetlights, and is now install-
ing them in high-traffic areas of London
in advance of the 2012 Olympic Games.
The tiles won’t generate enough energy
to juice the Olympic stadium, but they’re
a step in the right direction (especially
if PaveGen puts them in Usain Bolt’s
track lane).
—FELICIA CAMPBELL