Just over three years ago, a UK company looking to harvest the kinetic energy of pedestrians received its very installation order. Since then we've seen Pavegen's tiles turn to the crowd for school installs and being laid at the Paris Marathon. Now the firm has partnered with Shell for its biggest undertaken so far – to give a run-down community soccer field in a Rio de Janeiro favela an off-grid power supply which benefits the whole community... Continue Reading Footballers' pounding feet power community soccer pitch lights
Section: Good Thinking
Tags: Kinetic Energy, Lighting, Off-grid, Pavegen, Soccer
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