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English Market Produces Energy With Kinetic Plates
Johnathan Martinez writes "Sainsbury's market in England has installed 'kinetic energy' plates in the parking lot of its store in Gloucester. The plates are an experiment with a newer energy producing technology. The plates create as much as 30 kWh of energy as cars drive over them. The weight of the cars puts pressure on the plates creating kinetic energy to run a generator. The current is used to power the store and will lower the energy consumption of the market."
...I could put these in my driveway, use it to charge the car and never have to buy energy again!
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England market produces green energy ... Sainsburyâ(TM)s market of England has installed âkinetic energyâ(TM) plates in the parking lot of itâ(TM)s store in Gloucester.
What atrocious writing. Sainsbury's is a supermarket.
You'd be better off siphoning a thimble of fuel from each car, selling it, and using the proceeds to buy electricity from the utility.
Where the hell would you get all those thimbles?
-Get to the top of the parking garage.
-Worker attaches giant bungee cord with peizoelectric transducers to rear bumper.
-Drive off edge.
-Bungee stops car just before ground, bungee cord stretches, peizoelectric transducer produces jolt of electricity.
-Driver gets charged for fun ride, car park gets some kilowatts.
-Profit.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Say your car weighs 2 tons
Say that as loud as you want sunshine but the average car weight over here (Europe) is 1175 Kg, compared to 2000 Kg in the US. Of course this only adds weight to your argument . . .
Sometimes I even crack myself up.
Sainsburys Market sells them in packs of ten.
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Hail to the imperial and other non-metric systems. Ideal for low mars flyovers.
The idea behind a series of speed bumps is nothing to do with braking before each (and then accelerate) but to keep a steady slow place throughout. It is interesting that braking before a speed bumper is taken for granted.
So if I drive a hybrid, they're stealing my energy? Those bastards!