Innowattech of Israel generates electricity from road traffic
Innowattech’s first-of-its-kind project demonstrates how Israeli technology can generate electricity from generators installed beneath a road’s asphalt layer.
The innovative green energy technology developed by Haifa-based Innowattech in association with Technion I.I.T (Israel Institute of Technology) was recently tested in a complete-system pilot project in cooperation with the Israel National Roads Company along a 30-foot stretch of highway in northern Israel.
A film of the pilot project is available for viewing.
The technology is based on piezoelectric materials that enable the conversion of mechanical energy exerted by the weight of passing vehicles into electrical energy, without stealing any energy whatsoever from the vehicles. The technology does not increase the vehicles’ fuel intake or affect the road infrastructure.