Innowattech is a global leader in Energy Harvesting Technologies.  

Innowattech, achieves a breakthrough in alternative energy by generating electricity from road traffic

Innowattech Ltd., in...Read more

Innowattech is a global leader in Energy Harvesting Technologies.  

Innowattech, achieves a breakthrough in alternative energy by generating electricity from road traffic

Innowattech Ltd., in cooperation with Technion I.I.T (Israel Institute of Technology), has recently tested the IPEG^TM (Innowattech Piezoelectric Generator) system in the first of its kind pilot project along a ten-meter stretch of highway in Israel.

The technology is based on piezoelectric materials that enable conversion of mechanical energy exerted by the weight of passing vehicles into electrical energy.

One kilometer of Innowattech's generators along a single lane is capable of producing an average of 200 KWh per hour, sufficient electricity to provide for the average consumption in 200-300 households provided approximately 600 heavy trucks or buses travel through the interval per hour on average.

The harvested electricity may be supplied to various road-side applications, such as traffic lights, billboards, enforcement cameras, signs, etc., as well as transferred into the electric grid. The technology may also be used for road data collection (Smart Road).

The technology does not affect the vehicle travelling over the generators or the road infrastructure. It is not affected by weather conditions and allows electricity to be harvested near the end consumer.

Innowattech has also developed the technology for harvesting energy from movement of trains, airplanes and pedestrians, to be tested within months to come.