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A lot of ways to promote sustainable energy have been proposed over the year, with the biggest examples including Solar City by Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk. Now, a startup is working with the city of Las Vegas to turn one of their plazas into a site where a new sustainable energy project is being showcased. It involves street lamps that are powered by a combination of solar energy and kinetic energy via footsteps.
The startup in question is EnGoPlanet, Ars Technica reports, and it currently has four street lamps installed in a plaza a short distance from the Vegas Strip. These street lamps are powered by solar panels placed on top of them in order to collect energy from sunlight. Meanwhile, the startup has installed what are called “kinetic tiles” on the ground, which will collect kinetic energy from the people who walk all over them.
Aside from the streetlamps themselves, the installations also power things like gadgets that monitor environmental factors and surveillance videos. Displaying a good grasp of current and future needs, the setup even offers USB charging stations for pedestrians to plug their gadgets in.
The interesting thing about the “kinetic tiles” is the fact that they are reportedly able to generate up to 8 watts of energy just by having people walk on them. This energy is then stored via battery and will be used at night when the solar panels attached to the streetlamps can no longer collect enough energy.
In a press release, the mayor of Las Vegas, Carolyn G. Goodman expressed her city’s commitment to renewable energy.
"We want to provide the highest service levels while also looking to the future and ensuring that we are sustainable," Mayor Goodman said. "Through our LEED certified buildings, solar projects, water reclamation, alternative-fueled vehicles and sustainable streetlights, Las Vegas continues to lead the way. Las Vegas strives to be on the cutting edge of all things, and this project coincides with plans to develop an innovation district in our downtown."
