Name of author: Zibia, David Munguenela Júnior

Introduction: Combating climate changes has become one of the major battles of the 21^st century, and search of clean energy that minimizes our impact on the environment is one of the greatest weapon for achieving. Mozambique is in its genesis on the implementation of current technologies for a sustainable adaptation once it is still possible to find many rural communities and villages surviving the night under candles and kerosene-lamps even today. Methodology: Asphalt energy harvesting is an ingenious horizon for clean and renewable energy production, the concept is very compatible with current traffic trends and the ongoing depletion of natural resource. Yet, the idea of asphalt energy harvesting is still in its genesis, and only a few real-time implementation projects have been reported in the literature. This article summarizes the current state of asphalt energy harvesting technology, focusing on piezoelectric systems, including an analysis of the impact of the technology from social and environmental standpoints. Objectives: The main-goal of the article is to provide a comprehensive insight into asphalt energy harvesting technologies. Specifically, this work presents the potential benefits (societal and environmental) that asphalt energy harvesting technologies will have for Mozambique, as well as the challenges and limitations. Results and Conclusion: This article outlined the meaningful benefits that positively align with the concept of sustainability. The literature findings indicate that the expansion of asphalt energy harvesting technology to a large practical scale is feasible, however such an undertaking should be wisely weighed from broader perspectives. In conclusion, the article presents a positive outlook of the potential benefits of asphalt energy harvesting technologies to the ongoing energy and environmental challenges of human society.

Key-words: sustainability; climate change; piezoelectric systems; society; environment.