There are more than 300m street lights around the world that cost more than $40bn to run. These lights release more than 100m tons of carbon dioxide every year. Sadly, still, billions of people do not have access to the power grid and public lights. Free and clean energy is all around us, but we do not have the right infrastructure in place to produce that energy.
EngoPlanet is a clean tech startup from New York City. They have developed Smart Street Light powered by footsteps and the sun. EngoPlanet have combined two clean and free energy sources to provide light and electricity.
So how does it work?
Kinetic pads are installed near EnGoPlanet Smart Street Lights, which harvest energy from pedestrians’ footsteps every time someone steps over them, while specially designed solar panels utilise the energy of the sun.
All power is produced by clean energy, stored into the batteries which provides free and bright lighting during the night. Each EnGoPlanet Smart Street Light also provides a free WiFi connection and a charging station for mobile phones.
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