British technology company pavegen has built tiles that generate kinetic power from footsteps.
Kinetic energy floor tiles.
Energy floors aims to create awareness about renewable energy generation and environmental impact.
Each floor module can produce up to 35 wp of sustained output.
Pavegen s new flooring system translates pressure from foot traffic into kinetic energy which can then be used to power lights and other devices.
Through this process the floor interacts with the public and involves them in a unique and interactive energy experience.
We use the generated electricity on the spot to power the floor s infinity led lights.
Our roots our story starts in 2008 when we open the world s first sustainable dance club and let partygoers loose on our energy generating dance floor.
According to the company each step generates from 4 to 8 watts of power.
A kinetic floor tile that also housed a bendable solar panel could be 66 as efficient as a standard solar panel but could also continue generating electricity when the sun went down.
The vegas streetlights are a trial of the company s new kinetic tiles which convert footsteps to electrical energy.
This is not science fiction a french company called wattway is working on solar roads that could soak up the sun s energy 90 of the day.
The tech tracks data for smart cities and.