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Dragon Power Station Harnesses Kinetic Energy From Passing Vehicles to Power Stuff

Terry Kenney's Dragon Power Station prototype works by harnessing the kinetic energy of trucks passing over plates buried in the road and turning that energy into electricity. The system he's got set up now in the Port of Oakland, with 2,500 trucks passing over it in a day, is enough to power 1,750 homes. It's a very interesting concept that can be extended to busier streets, harnessing a little bit of the energy that would otherwise be lost. More »

2:00 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Jason Chen
10,192 views, 58 comments

Latest by GadgetPlay: @ripfire4:"Why are we even discussing the science of this anyway? The system works!" At a net loss. Nice! @citizen024: "hybrids? ever hear of em? although i suppose not that many trucks have that yet, but this would be an investment in more »