{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Good Tech Companies ","title":"REPS Raises $23.6M to Electrify Roads as Market Heads to $1.4B by 2033","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0a1b99a6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":857,"description":"\n        This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/reps-raises-$236m-to-electrify-roads-as-market-heads-to-$14b-by-2033.\nAustrian cleantech REPS raises $23.6M led by Stefan Glänzer to scale the world's first commercial road power plant, live at the Port of Hamburg since Nov 2025.\nCheck more stories related to tech-companies at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-companies.\n            You can also check exclusive content about #good-company, #reps, #clean-energy, #ai, #energy, #clean-tech, #funding, #startups,  and more.\nThis story was written by: @ishanpandey. Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page,\n            and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.\n### Frequently asked about REPS\n\n**What is REPS?** Road Energy Production System, a patented road power plant\ndeveloped by Austrian cleantech REPS GmbH that converts vehicle traffic into\nclean electricity.\n\n**Who founded REPS?** Alfons Huber founded REPS in 2023 in Mils, Tyrol.\nHe developed the technology over 6.5 years while defending inventor rights\nagainst two universities.\n\n**Where is it deployed?** At Hamburger Container Service in the Port of\nHamburg, live since November 24, 2025.\n\n**How much energy has it generated?** Over 6,700 kWh from more than 115,000\ntruck passes in six months of continuous operation.\n\n**What's the funding?** $23.6 million equity round announced May 22, 2026.\n\n**How does it compare to other renewables?** REPS sits in the energy\nharvesting category, which recovers wasted kinetic energy, architecturally\nopposite to solar and wind which generate new power from primary sources.\n        \n        ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HZ9CRzf5js9DK86xzUVMWBRbXYwg4dA8xVXJGVzpL6Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMTNl/MjgwMmI0ZmEzNThj/YmJiOWNiN2UyZmRm/MzY3My5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}