`` People walk up to 150 million footsteps in their lifetime , '' Pavegen CEO Laurence Kemball-Cook told CNN . ` A company called Pavegen has developed a technology to turn footsteps into electricity . Walking and other human activities can generate power via piezoelectric cells . Pavegen 's energy harvesting technology can produce up to 100 watts of electricity with each step . Analysts estimate the energy harvesting industry could be worth as much $ 30 billion by 2018 .
A company called Pavegen has developed a technology to turn footsteps into electricity . Walking and other human activities can generate power via piezoelectric cells . Pavegen 's energy harvesting technology can produce up to 100 watts of electricity with each step . Analysts estimate the energy harvesting industry could be worth as much $ 30 billion by 2018 .