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GattoWe are big fans of piezoelectricity here at Inhabitat -- it essentially transforms kinetic energy into electrical current, and it can be implemented in a wide number of systems ranging from energy-generating railways to electronic circuits that recycle wasted heat. Now Californian Assemblyman Mike Gatto has proposed a new bill that would see the implementation of piezoelectric technology in the Golden State's roads using systems that are already in use in Italy and Israel. The technology could produce as much as <b>44 megawatts</b> of electricity per year from one single-lane, one-kilometer stretch of roadway — enough to power 30,800 homes for a year.1
PiezogeneratorWe are big fans of piezoelectricity here at Inhabitat -- it essentially transforms kinetic energy into electrical current, and it can be implemented in a wide number of systems ranging from energy-generating railways to electronic circuits that recycle wasted heat. Now Californian Assemblyman Mike Gatto has proposed a new bill that would see the implementation of piezoelectric technology in the Golden State's roads using systems that are already in use in Italy and Israel. The technology could produce as much as <b>44 megawatts</b> of electricity per year from one single-lane, one-kilometer stretch of roadway — enough to power 30,800 homes for a year.2
CaliforniaRoadsWe are big fans of piezoelectricity here at Inhabitat -- it essentially transforms kinetic energy into electrical current, and it can be implemented in a wide number of systems ranging from energy-generating railways to electronic circuits that recycle wasted heat. Now Californian Assemblyman Mike Gatto has proposed a new bill that would see the implementation of piezoelectric technology in the Golden State's roads using systems that are already in use in Italy and Israel. The technology could produce as much as <b>44 megawatts</b> of electricity per year from one single-lane, one-kilometer stretch of roadway — enough to power 30,800 homes for a year.3
