In a bid to become a more sustainable community, De La Salle University- Dasmariñas has installed pedestrian-powered electricity inside the campus. The clean-technology startup are still being developed by Senior High School students that are already yielding positive results, according to their website.
Photo credit: De La Salle University Dasmariñas website
How much power pedestrians will contribute will depend on the amount of foot traffic
Piezoelectric technology or creating energy from mechanical pressure was chosen as a topic by the group of Julianne Marie N. Alicdan, Charlyn Angela B. Cheng, Angela Nicole P. Hernandez,Lyconia Manea A. Leynes, Denisse Gwen R. Oli, Danielle Mari C. Tanael, Eliyah Jane A. Tuazon, and Rafael Angeleo Miguel M. Villamor, with Rex Reignier P. Seña and Mark Freud M. Bolima as research advisers.
“Not all people are aware of what piezoelectricity is. We want people to know that this device could be the next alternative source for electrical energy. With just a step, you yourself could create electrical energy,” said Piezing Project member, Lyconia Manea A. Leynes.
Photo credit: De La Salle University Dasmariñas website
Meanwhile another group of young innovators, Kenneth D. Borlado, Joshua Luigi C. Delos Santos, Hans Francis M. Lugo, Matthew Ivan E. Rosaro, and gabriele Andrei Z. Samson are developing a study entitled "The Development of an Arduino Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Shoe."
Piezoelectric technology were installed in a shoe - used to generate electricity when people walks the streets. Photo credit: De La Salle University Dasmariñas website
The study seeks to develop a piezoelectric shoe which is designed as a portable charger and whose energy will be equal to the number of steps the user takes that converts it into electrical energy.
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