Turning heavy traffic in Indian cities into a renewable source of energy to power traffic lights and street lights: that’s what eight engineering students in the state of Ahmedabad have done. They came up with small speed bumps that can generate electricity through electro-spinning wheels. They presented the project at GTU Central Techfest 2015 at LD College of Engineering.
Electricity-generating speed bumps can power traffic lights on India’s streets
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