http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/13/tech/innovation/pavegen-kinetic-pavements/index.html
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Leave it to England to beat everyone else when it comes to being green. How awesome of an idea this is... take common cement slabs for sidewalks and replace them PaveGen paving slabs. They convert energy from people's footsteps into electricity. This technology will be making it's debut at the 2012 London Olympics, helping to power Europe's largest mall.
PaveGen paving slabs are made of recycled rubber, so they aren't even using non-renewable resources. Every time a person steps on one of these slabs, energy is delivered instantly to whatever the slabs are connected to. Excess energy can be stored for up to three days in a battery.
"In their first commercial application, 20 tiles will be scattered along the central crossing between London's Olympic stadium and the recently opened Westfield Stratford City mall -- which expects an estimated 30 million customers in its first year," which, according to the developers, that amount of traffic could produce nearly half of the outdoor lighting needs for the mall.
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