Fire From the Dragon: Green Entrepreneur Harnesses Truck Energy

It came to Terry Kenney while he was sleeping -- a crystal clear vision of an apparatus that would harness the kinetic energy of gargantuan, smoke-spewing trucks to light up homes and businesses with energy that was safe, renewable, and completely clean.

As the trucks power at low speeds across the plates, they compress a tank of hydraulic fluid under the road, which in turn creates a series of pumping actions that turns a generator to produce electricity.

"We're always interested in doing good for the environment, and we're also interested in saving money." - Sandi Lira, SSA official