VIDEO: PAVEGEN WALKWAY IN LONDON TURNS PEOPLE'S FOOTSTEPS INTO ELECTRICITY!

Pavegen has created a walkway that turns shoppers footsteps into electricity just by walking down a path on Bird Street. Shoppers crossing between Oxford Street and Barret Street can generate power with their footsteps. According to the London-based manufacturer, its V3 panel can turn footsteps onto 5W of continuous power. while capturing pedestrian-flow-metrics. This harvested kinetic energy will be converted into electricity and can power street lamps and Bluetooth transmitters. 

The shoppers pacing down Bird Street gets to see just how much electricity their footsteps generates by downloading the app via their smartphone. The Branded app will offer to convert the steps into discount and vouchers. Audio speakers placed along the path will enhance the sense of calm bu playing bird sounds activated by the people walking on the panels.