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LEARN3 - Walking & Swimming Energy
When I first started researching methods of generating alternative energy, I was surprised by just how many different innovations are in the works. Not just the usual solar or wind-energy activists. Many are taking it into their own hands to develop and research new, practical methods of replacing grid power in their homes or businesses.
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The first one I saw that I really liked is called the "Heel-strike".
"The technology works using underfloor generators powered by the footsteps of pedestrians on compression pads on the floor above. The
pressure of the footsteps on the pads drives fluid through
mini-turbines in order to generate electricity, which can then be
stored in a battery."
I also imagine putting one such pad underneath a bed. Imagine encouraging your child to jump on their bed so that you can watch TV. :)
"The first large-scale application of the technology could be to collect energy from visitors walking up and down the stairs to the Spinnaker Tower viewing platform in Portsmouth, UK. The proposal from David Webb
of the British consultancy of Scott Wilson, would see miniature heel-strike generators installed beneath the stairs to capture the power generated by people walking above. Webb’s ideas also reach as far as eventually incorporating these generators into shoes in order to generate power for personal electronic devices everywhere you go. Additionally, the pedestrian power of fans at sporting matches could eventually be used to power the floodlights at stadiums. Modeling based on foot traffic at London's Victoria Underground train station showed that the average 34,000 travelers who pass through the station each hour have the potential to power 6,500 light globes."
This could be a great (and I think relatively cheap to implement, especially in new homes) alternative to paying electric companies hundreds a month for energy that won't last.
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The second I came across that caught my eye is called the "Backpack Power Plant", suitably-enough.
The backpack is a human-portable hydroelectric generator which can create clean, quiet power from any stream deeper than four feet. The system is designed to be quickly installed via Bourne Energy's novel submerged horizontal high tension mooring system: two trenches are dug on opposite sides of a river and a lightweight anchor inserted into each bank. A synthetic rope is run between the anchors and the BPP
unit. Bourne Energy CEO Chris Catlin said his company designed the system to work like the high-tension mooring systems that hold up floating oil rigs."
The company that makes it, Bourne Energy, is hoping to market it for military and civilian uses, and make it available to developing countries in remote areas. Unforunately even the civilian version is too expensive to practically distribute to the poorer countries, ringing in at a ridiculous $3000 USD. In the future, maybe the price will go down.
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I'll be keeping my eye out for more new and economically practical ways of producing energy, on small and large scales.
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The first one I saw that I really liked is called the "Heel-strike".
"The technology works using underfloor generators powered by the footsteps of pedestrians on compression pads on the floor above. The
pressure of the footsteps on the pads drives fluid through
mini-turbines in order to generate electricity, which can then be
stored in a battery."
I also imagine putting one such pad underneath a bed. Imagine encouraging your child to jump on their bed so that you can watch TV. :)
"The first large-scale application of the technology could be to collect energy from visitors walking up and down the stairs to the Spinnaker Tower viewing platform in Portsmouth, UK. The proposal from David Webb
of the British consultancy of Scott Wilson, would see miniature heel-strike generators installed beneath the stairs to capture the power generated by people walking above. Webb’s ideas also reach as far as eventually incorporating these generators into shoes in order to generate power for personal electronic devices everywhere you go. Additionally, the pedestrian power of fans at sporting matches could eventually be used to power the floodlights at stadiums. Modeling based on foot traffic at London's Victoria Underground train station showed that the average 34,000 travelers who pass through the station each hour have the potential to power 6,500 light globes."
This could be a great (and I think relatively cheap to implement, especially in new homes) alternative to paying electric companies hundreds a month for energy that won't last.
--------------------------
The second I came across that caught my eye is called the "Backpack Power Plant", suitably-enough.
The backpack is a human-portable hydroelectric generator which can create clean, quiet power from any stream deeper than four feet. The system is designed to be quickly installed via Bourne Energy's novel submerged horizontal high tension mooring system: two trenches are dug on opposite sides of a river and a lightweight anchor inserted into each bank. A synthetic rope is run between the anchors and the BPP
unit. Bourne Energy CEO Chris Catlin said his company designed the system to work like the high-tension mooring systems that hold up floating oil rigs."
The company that makes it, Bourne Energy, is hoping to market it for military and civilian uses, and make it available to developing countries in remote areas. Unforunately even the civilian version is too expensive to practically distribute to the poorer countries, ringing in at a ridiculous $3000 USD. In the future, maybe the price will go down.
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I'll be keeping my eye out for more new and economically practical ways of producing energy, on small and large scales.
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