English Market Produces Energy With Kinetic Plates 404
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."
If I had an electric car (Score:5, Funny)
Supermarket, doofus (Score:4, Funny)
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 [wikipedia.org] is a supermarket.
Re:useful energy is not free (Score:3, Funny)
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?
Re:Supermarket, doofus (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's not generation (Score:3, Funny)
-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.
Re:useful energy is not free (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:useful energy is not free (Score:4, Funny)
Re:useful energy is not free (Score:4, Funny)
Re:useful energy is not free (Score:2, Funny)
Re:useful energy is not free (Score:3, Funny)
So if I drive a hybrid, they're stealing my energy? Those bastards!