Imagine Cities

1136 days ago

A company named Platio has created an innovative energy harnessing method using plastic waste and people’s footsteps.

This solar-powered pavement harvests energy from under your feet

euronews.com

Based in Hungary, the team can power buildings and electronic devices through people's footsteps. The more you walk on the solar panels, the more they generate energy. The pavements deliver solar energy "to places where it was not possible before," says co-founder of Platio, Miklós Illyés.