Dubai-based inventor could change the future of energy in the region

Dubai-based inventor could change the future of energy in the region

Dubai: Picture this - A truck is driving on a road and the road is sloping downward. Instead of the truck driving like it normally would downwards, it parks onto a rubber conveyor belt that is placed on a segment of the road and connected by two axes. The weight of the truck propels the belt forward down the hill. There are multiple generators connected to this belt and the rotation of it creates alternative energy that can be used to power up cities. The invention is simple, yet effective. It involves placing rubber serpentine belts on roads, runways and railways and using the weight of vehicles, planes and trains to rotate the belts and create energy out of the movement. The inventor Musbah Lahib, is a UAE-based Lebanese national, who has a passion for finding sources of clean alternative energy. "I have a desire for sustainable energy and to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels,“ he said. For over 20 years, Lahib has been working on a generator system that could use the weight of transportation vehicles to generate clean energy. His invention, which is now US Patented under his and his brother's name, Hussein Lahib, could help provide