New Energy Technologies speed bump.
New Energy Technologies (NET) in Maryland have created a speed-bump devise that can harvest kinetic energy from vehicles and convert that energy into electricity. NET has been testing this technology for over a year and has “test bumps” in places like Roanoke, Virginia at a Civic Center and Hillside, New Jersey at a Burger King. New Energy would eventually like to see its MotionPower Express devices at all areas where traffic, going faster than 15 mph, should be slowing down or come to a stop. (ie: Toll plaza, stop lights, etc)
The MotionPower Express was used at a gun show at the Civic Center. Over 580 cars passing over the speed bump in 6 hours. The energy harvested could power an average U.S. home for a day. Another test at a New Jersey Burger King gave them the estimate that their device would pay for itself in 2 to 3 years. Meaning it would make $2,000 USD during that time period.
Reports show that numerous companies have been interested in being able to harness energy in hope of offsetting electricity costs or selling back energy to the grid to state metering laws. All these field tests are just helping us make another step toward a greener earth. Or so they say.
This tech is like public regenerative breaking, where that energy goes to the owner of the bump. Yes, energy is being harvested from the speed bumps. As we all know, we do not get energy for free, it has to come from somewhere. The energy gathered is stolen directly from the vehicle passing over. They claim that the energy will be pulled from areas where cars come to a stop. It will take energy generated by the vehicle to overcome the bump. The question is, factoring in loss in the conversion, would it be better for the planet if the bump was not there at all?
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