New Japanese technology allows generating power anywhere at anytime
There are many sources of unused energy everywhere around us- vibration, sounds, heat, etc. Have you ever imagined if we could utilize all of these available energy? Japanese companies are leading the world in creating power from these unused energy with the latest technology.
Later in this 21st century, specially designed panels might be implanted everywhere on the highways and floors of train stations to create electricity in Tokyo.
This made possible with the invention of power generating panels. The idea of these power panels are simple. Energy is created by converting the vibration energy made by the shock of a person stepping on the panel into electricity.
Each time a person steps on the power panel, 2 milliwatt seconds of energy is created. Even though these panels cannot create massive amount of energy like solar or wind power generation, energy can be created anywhere and anywhere with vibration. Each steps can only create tiny amount of electricity. However when the power panel is implanted in the middle of crowded cities like Tokyo, it will generate electricity to light up buildings.
Creating electricity from unused energy is called energy harvesting. It is just like calculator working with solar panel or bicycle lighting up a bulb. Energy harvesting doesn't need oil nor nuclear. It doesn't release CO2 and therefore it is eco-friendly too. Once the set up is done, power panels will generate electricity with almost zero cost and it is very easily maintained.
Great advantage of this technology is that energy can be created anywhere and used straight away. Electricity doesn't need to be sent from power stations. This allows cities and streets of poor infrastructured countries to have electricity when needed. For example, there are many streets without lights in developing countries. The latest panels can provide electricity for lights when a bicycle run over the panel during the night time.The market of energy harvesting is growing rapidly. This latest Japanese technology has brought ecology into a whole new level and it has huge potential and limited possibility in generation power.
News Source: Nikkei Shimbun
