Roadway energy generation system

A method of recovering energy from automotive vehicles, comprising:

• a) embedding an electricity generation system in a roadway perpendicular to traffic flow, said electricity generation system comprising a treadle array comprising at least one treadle module having a treadle stave, a treadle stave mounting, a housing, linear generators and hydraulic cylinders, wherein the linear generators and the hydraulic cylinders are positioned in an alternating configuration along the housing, wherein the treadle stave is coupled to the hydraulic cylinders and to the linear generators such that the treadle stave, when depressed, actuates the linear generators to produce electricity, and wherein the hydraulic cylinders are operative to return the treadle stave to an at-rest position from an actuated position;
• b) coupling the hydraulic cylinders to a hydraulic accumulator reservoir operative to modulate hydraulic pressure in the electricity generation system;
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• c) routing traffic flow over the treadle array such that the traffic flow repeatedly depresses the treadle stave.