Report: VA Tech Researchers Harness Energy From Moving Trains Into Usable Electricity
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor
Researchers at the Virginia Tech Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety (CVeSS) and the Railway Technologies Laboratory have created a new kind of crosstie that replaces the conventional wooden variety and is equipped to generate power from moving trains, transforming that energy into usable electricity, according to a report by The Roanoke Star.
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