I found an interesting new technology that being marketed in the UK. It is a power generator that utilizes the energy that we are already using, our cars.

Ramp creates power as cars pass

Basically they are small ramps that are installed on roads (most likely on highway roads, not town or street roads, that is my guess at least). When the car drives over it generates electrcity, between 5 - 50Kw of it. Apparently this “is silent, comfortable and safe for vehicles.”

I love this passive power generation. Will people go for more of these, less intrusive, passive ways of generating alternative engergy? I hope so.

I personally would love the idea of roads filled with fuel cell, solar and hybrid cars, made of recylced materials, driving to their homes that are powered by the recylced energy from that same trip.

Let’s use energy smarter and not harder.

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