High Foot Traffic Power Harvesting Technologies and Challenges: A Review and Possible Sustainable Solutions for Al-Haram Mosque

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(8), P. 4247 - 4247

Published: April 11, 2025

The growing global demand for sustainable energy solutions has led to increased interest in kinetic harvesting as a viable alternative traditional power sources. High-foot-traffic environments, such public spaces and religious sites, generate significant mechanical that often remains untapped. This study explores energy-harvesting technologies applicable areas with heavy foot traffic, focusing on Al-Haram Mosque Saudi Arabia—one of the most densely populated sites world. research investigates potential piezoelectric, triboelectric, hybrid systems convert pedestrian traffic into electrical energy, addressing challenges efficiency, durability, scalability, integration existing infrastructure. Piezoelectric materials, including PVDF BaTiO3, effectively stress from footsteps electricity, while triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) utilize contact electrification lightweight, flexible capture. In addition, this examines material innovations 3D-printed biomimetic structures, MXene-based composites (MXene is two-dimensional made transition metal carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides), improve longevity scalability high-density footfall environments. Proposed applications include mats embedded piezoelectric elements IoT devices, LED lighting, environmental sensors. While remain degradation, cost, emerging advanced present promising pathway toward sustainable, self-powered infrastructure large-scale, high-foot-traffic settings. These findings offer transformative approach sustainability, reducing reliance sources contributing Arabia’s Vision 2030 renewable adoption.

Language: Английский

Beyond Traditional Energy Harvesting: Magneto-Mechano-Electric Technology for Sustainable Powering and Sensing

ACS Applied Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 2, 2025

Language: Английский

Mechanochemically assisted synthesis, inversion degree and magnetization of spinel compounds across the (Zn,Mg)Fe2O4 system for flexible smart devices

Ceramics International, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский