New Energy to Develop Systems for Storage and Distribution of Electricity Generated from the Motion of Vehicles

New Energy Technologies, Inc. announced an important next step towards commercialization of its MotionPower technology, with plans to develop systems for storing and distributing electricity, generated from the motion of vehicles by the company’s patent-pending technology.

The subject of 18 International and U.S. patent filings, New Energy’s MotionPower systems are engineered as a practical and useful alternative energy technology for generating sustainable electricity from millions of vehicles, as they slow down or come to a stop. More than 250 million vehicles are registered in America, and an estimated 6 billion miles are driven on our nation’s roads every day.

MotionPower systems can be embedded into roadway surfaces at toll-plazas, drive-thrus, border crossings, traffic calming areas, and other high traffic sites where they capture the kinetic energy of slowing vehicles and convert this energy into useful electricity. Once electricity is generated by MotionPower, customers may power their appliances, lighting, utility fixtures, and other devices.

Engineers anticipate that the development of New Energy’s electricity storage and distribution systems will allow customers to store and distribute their electrical power, as desired. The ability for customers to manage their use of electricity generated by MotionPower and fully exploit its ensuing benefits, marks an important advancement towards the eventual commercial deployment of MotionPower and its pathway to manufacturability – a recently announced corporate objective.

Last week, the company announced plans to advance its MotionPower technology towards commercial manufacturability with an emphasis on maximizing the capture of kinetic energy and increasing electrical power output.