World’s First Smart Street in London Uses Energy-Generating Paving Tiles to Light the Street

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London’s West End has become home to the world’s first “smart street”, executed by Technology Company Pavegen. The street generates energy when pedestrians step on its kinetic paving slabs. The system, used by the company, employs electromagnetic induction generators which convert kinetic energy into electrical energy when the tiles are pushed down by pedestrians’ weight.

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