Motorway Energy
Posted: Wed 2 May, 2007 Filed under: Green, Travel 2 Comments »There’s an interesting idea talked about here, creating a windfarm in the middle of a motorway (sorry, freeway) that uses the draught created by passing cars to generate power.
In this instance (in New Jersey, USA) they reckon it could power a light railway, thus enabling more commuters to get to work in a greener fashion.
But like, if more workers got to work in a greener fashion, then there wouldn’t be enough cars on the road to power the “freeway”-powered windfarm. Bummer.
That was exactly the first thought I had. Plus, motor/freeways not unknown to be stationary or moving at a crawl.