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Subway Ticket Gates

The East Japan Railway Company (JR-East), as part of research aimed at developing more environmentally friendly train stations, is testing an experimental system that produces electricity as people pass through ticket gates.


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L.B.
I think it is very interesting and it would save energy too.
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L.B. at 09:20PM, Sep 30th 2007.
Avram
Very good idea, I agree. Just... don't know how much electricity ordinary man can produce by passing through ticket gate... they'll need a lot of people ;D
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Avram at 08:30AM, Oct 6th 2007.
Perry
There are actually a LOT of people that pass through these "mini turbines". Just imagine the possibilities. Actually using our own body weight to power the things that we already use. I think this technology can be made more useful in the near future. It's the same concept as using those lanterns that have the handle that you spin to create light.
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Perry at 08:27PM, Nov 11th 2008.
W.H.I.
why dont they hire people to walk through them repeatedly. that would only be effective when it isn't so busy.
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W.H.I. at 01:26PM, Mar 28th 2009.
Karan
dat's gr8,if they succeed they can produce much energy
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Karan at 09:18AM, May 5th 2009.
The dude
These kinds of Ideas should be implemented everywhere at any level. Im proud!
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The dude at 07:00PM, May 6th 2009.
nag
Yaa.It is proud to hear nd I like very much these kind of experminests.
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nag at 05:39AM, Jul 15th 2009.
pragya yadav
it's very gr8...it will help to produce more electricity....i m proud of these ideas....
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pragya yadav at 11:19AM, Aug 25th 2009.
ricky kalra
it's very innovative....ideas like this will help in saving energy
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ricky kalra at 07:28AM, Oct 24th 2009.
Poida
Interesting but not much information here
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Poida at 02:44AM, Jan 17th 2010.
Shruthi Gupta
Really a good idea, wanted to learn more abt the technology based on which they made it possibel. Great job.
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Shruthi Gupta at 05:10AM, Feb 1st 2010.
Shruthi Gupta
how it is possible? pls help to learn.
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Shruthi Gupta at 05:13AM, Feb 1st 2010.
jigs
im not sure i buy this...to my knowledge (lived here for 4 years now and traveled all over), all trains in japan have little automatic panels that open and close when you scan your ticket, not turnstiles...currently the passenger has to apply no force to anything...so they would retrograde the entire ticketing system? am i missing something?...this 'fact' sounds sketchy to me.
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jigs at 08:10AM, Feb 4th 2010.

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