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

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Examining intention to use crowd logistics: A synergy of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology and social exchange theory

Sustainable Futures, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100687 - 100687

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Consumer knowledge and sustainable decision-making: A mixed-method inquiry and proposed model

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 210, P. 123848 - 123848

Published: Nov. 7, 2024

Language: Английский

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Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 211, P. 123920 - 123920

Published: Dec. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Revealing factors influencing hydrogen energy investments using PLS-SEM

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 98, P. 230 - 241

Published: Dec. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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