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Pavegen and Siemens Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Feature UK Energy and Data Harvesting Technology in New Projects UNDER STRICT EMBARGO: FOR PUBLICATION ONLY AFTER 00:01hrs THURS 1 FEB London, Thurs 1 Feb – UK award-winning energy and data harvesting firm Pavegen has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Siemens, a global engineering and technology leader, to bring its technology to smart city projects around the world. Pavegen, a team of 30, produces an interactive flooring technology which converts the kinetic energy of footfall into off-grid electricity, data and rewards. Having delivered more than 200 installations around the world, the firm is looking to build on its portfolio of permanent installations which include transport hubs such as Heathrow and a leading Middle Eastern airport – launching this March, a park in Washington DC, schools in the US and UK, corporate HQs and sports facilities in cities including London, Rio and Seoul. The firm is headquartered in London, with a research and development team in Cambridge, the UK’s tech hub. Siemens, with 372,000 employees, is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, the company is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. Pavegen walkways, featured here at Dupont Circle, Washington DC, convert the kinetic energy from footsteps during the day to power the local lights at night, together with data for customers and rewards for users Laurence Kemball-Cook, founder and CEO, Pavegen and Jenny Bofinger-Schuster, SVP Sustainability and Cities, Siemens at the signing in front of Siemens’ The Crystal Building, East London

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PavegenandSiemensSignMemorandumofUnderstandingtoFeature

UKEnergyandDataHarvestingTechnologyinNewProjects

UNDERSTRICTEMBARGO:FORPUBLICATIONONLYAFTER00:01hrsTHURS1FEBLondon,Thurs1Feb–UKaward-winningenergyanddataharvestingfirmPavegenhasjustsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withSiemens,aglobalengineeringandtechnologyleader,tobringitstechnologytosmartcityprojectsaroundtheworld.Pavegen,ateamof30,producesaninteractiveflooringtechnologywhichconvertsthekineticenergyoffootfallintooff-gridelectricity,dataandrewards.Havingdeliveredmorethan200installationsaroundtheworld,thefirmislookingtobuildonitsportfolioofpermanentinstallationswhichincludetransporthubssuchasHeathrowandaleadingMiddleEasternairport–launchingthisMarch,aparkinWashingtonDC,schoolsintheUSandUK,corporateHQsandsportsfacilitiesincitiesincludingLondon,RioandSeoul.ThefirmisheadquarteredinLondon,witharesearchanddevelopmentteaminCambridge,theUK’stechhub.Siemens,with372,000employees,isactivearoundtheglobe,focusingontheareasofelectrification,automationanddigitalization.Oneoftheworld’slargestproducersofenergy-efficient,resource-savingtechnologies,thecompanyisaleadingsupplierofefficientpowergenerationandpowertransmissionsolutionsandapioneerininfrastructuresolutionsaswellasautomation,driveandsoftwaresolutionsforindustry.

Pavegenwalkways,featuredhereatDupontCircle,WashingtonDC,convertthekineticenergyfromfootstepsduringthedayto

powerthelocallightsatnight,togetherwithdataforcustomersandrewardsforusers

LaurenceKemball-Cook,founderandCEO,PavegenandJennyBofinger-Schuster,SVPSustainabilityandCities,Siemensatthe

signinginfrontofSiemens’TheCrystalBuilding,EastLondon

LaurenceKemball-Cook,founderandCEO,Pavegensays:“Pavegenisallaboutputtingpeopleattheheartofsmartcityinfrastructure.Siemenshastheskills,resourcesandnetworktohelpusdeployatscaleinkeylocationssuchastransporthubsandnewbuilddevelopments.”JennyBofinger-Schuster,SeniorVicePresidentSustainabilityandCitiessays:“ThisisanexcitingopportunitytocombineSiemens’engineeringandprojectmanagementskillswithPavegen’sinnovativetechnologywhichconnectspeopledirectlytoenergygenerationanddatacollection.”

Workingtogether,theteamwillinitiallybetargetingairportinfrastructure,mixedusedevelopments,hospitalsandlookingtointegratePavegentechnologyintolocaldistributedenergygrids.ThePavegensurfaceconsistsofaseriesofinterlockingtriangles.Aspeoplewalkacrossthepatentedsystem,thetopsurfacemovesverticallybybetween5mmand10mm.Thisdownwardforcecreatesarotationintheelectro-magneticgeneratorsbelow,whichproducesaround5wattsofcontinuousoff-gridpowerforthedurationofthefootstep.ThesystemalsoincorporatesLowPowerBluetoothbeaconswhichcanrewardusersfortheirstepsviaapps.

-ENDS-Forallmediarequests,includinginterviews,pleasecontact:

• AlexJohnson,HeadofCommunications,Pavegen:+44(0)7765253231,[email protected]• AshaMistry,CommunicationsAnalyst,Pavegen:+44(0)2033977279,[email protected]

DownloadPavegenimageshere+videoshereNotestoeditors AboutPavegenPavegenisthegloballeaderinharvestingenergyanddatafromfootfall.Itspatentedtechnologyconnectspeopletosustainabilityandsmartcities,creatingpowerfulexperienceswhichconvertfootstepsintooff-gridenergy,richdataandrewards–theinternetofbeings.Pavegensuppliesbothpermanentinstallationsandexperientialactivationswhichcanpoweroff-gridapplicationssuchasgames,lighting,andenvironmentalmonitoring.WithembeddedLow-PowerBluetoothconnectivity,thetechnologycombinesreal-timefootfalldatawithapp-basedanalytics,tocreatepowerfulinsightsintothebehavioursofpeopleinteractingwithitssystems.Foundedin2009byLaurenceKemball-Cook,Pavegenhasdelivered200projectsin30countries,workingwithiconicbrandsincludingadidas,Coca-Cola,Google,HeathrowAirport,ShellandWestfield.Recenthighlightsincludingcreatingtheworld’sfirstsmartstreetwithTFLinLondon’sWestEnd,andpoweringanewparkneartheWhitehouseinWashingtonDC.www.pavegen.com@Pavegen