Pedal Power
| Mission: | A space to share stories, ideas and designs relating to pedal powered devices. |
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| Founder: |
 gringo ben,
London |
| Description: | The bicycle is without a doubt one of the most important inventions of all time but pedal power can do more provide human transportation. People around the world have been modifying bikes into electricity generators, juicers, grinding disks, washing machines and even bandsaws. |
| Details: | A typical cyclist can generate a constant 50 or 60 watts while pedalling and maintain this for several hours. It would take perhaps 20 hours to generate just 1 kwh so it can certainly not compete economically with grid supplied electric however there are applications where pedal power makes a lot of sense. For example: Half an hour pedalling in the afternoon could provide lighting for the whole evening using high efficiency white led bulbs and so a pedal generators could enable an off grid village to operate a school in the evening without needing a conventional generator and expensive fuel. Pedal power is also a very useful educational tool, teaching people the value of energy and allowing them to quantify it in understandable human terms. |
| Tags: | cycle bike power Human pedal bicycle |
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News & Discussions
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Videos
The Humble Magnificent
A half hour video. The bike is a humble yet magnificent form of transport, and it symbolises a way of life that can be both fulfilling and sustainable. Bicycology is a grassroots collective who......
Connected to: Pedal Power
A half hour video. The bike is a humble yet magnificent form of transport, and it symbolises a way of life that can be both fulfilling and sustainable. Bicycology is a grassroots collective who......
Connected to: Pedal Power
Beijing's new green traffic rules
AlJazeeraEnglish 23 December 2010 23 December 2010 Officials are preparing to announce new traffic regulations in Beijing. The ... more info Officials are preparing to announce new traffic......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Climate Change and Government Hydrogen Powered technology for cars and homes Pedal Power
AlJazeeraEnglish 23 December 2010 23 December 2010 Officials are preparing to announce new traffic regulations in Beijing. The ... more info Officials are preparing to announce new traffic......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Climate Change and Government Hydrogen Powered technology for cars and homes Pedal Power
The Che Bus at the Anti-COP space for COP 16
FluxRostrum | 09 December 2010 | Veggie bus alternative energy workshop and radical art mobile space at the the Anti-COP Anti-Cap encampment. The Che Bus kicks The NoMadjik bus's ass. Rolling......
Connected to: Organic Farming Greenhouse Gases Ecological Sanitation Urban Recycling Composting Green Gardening Climate Change and Government Green Innovation Pedal Power Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media URBAN GARDENS Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
FluxRostrum | 09 December 2010 | Veggie bus alternative energy workshop and radical art mobile space at the the Anti-COP Anti-Cap encampment. The Che Bus kicks The NoMadjik bus's ass. Rolling......
Connected to: Organic Farming Greenhouse Gases Ecological Sanitation Urban Recycling Composting Green Gardening Climate Change and Government Green Innovation Pedal Power Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media URBAN GARDENS Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
Where Bikes Rule the Road: What’s it like to get around in a city built for bikes?
Riding Bikes with the Dutch is a fast-paced introduction to the bicycle-centered lifestyle in Holland. In comparison to our clogged freeways and parking lots here in the United States, the Dutch are......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Green Innovation Pedal Power Repower America Fired Up Media
Riding Bikes with the Dutch is a fast-paced introduction to the bicycle-centered lifestyle in Holland. In comparison to our clogged freeways and parking lots here in the United States, the Dutch are......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Green Innovation Pedal Power Repower America Fired Up Media
Are You An Ecosexual?
TheYoungTurks | 20 September 2010 New TYT Network channels: http://www.youtube.com/user/tytsports ...
Connected to: Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Pedal Power Green Marketing & Messaging
TheYoungTurks | 20 September 2010 New TYT Network channels: http://www.youtube.com/user/tytsports ...
Connected to: Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Pedal Power Green Marketing & Messaging
Teams Set Off on Global 'zero Emissions' Race
AssociatedPress | 16 August 2010 A round-the-world race aimed at showcasing green technologies began Monday in Switzerland. The aim is to complete the 18,642-mile trip without pumping carbon......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Pop Culture Campaigns Wind Power Technologies Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Pedal Power Repower America Fired Up Media
AssociatedPress | 16 August 2010 A round-the-world race aimed at showcasing green technologies began Monday in Switzerland. The aim is to complete the 18,642-mile trip without pumping carbon......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Pop Culture Campaigns Wind Power Technologies Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Pedal Power Repower America Fired Up Media
Tea Party Candidate Struggles To Explain UN-Bicycle Conspiracy
climatebrad | 09 August 2010 8/9/10: Colorado Republican gubernatorical candidate Dan Maes explains on MSNBC how a Denver bike-sharing program is really part of a United Nations plot to......
Connected to: Climate Change and Government Pedal Power Repower America Green Marketing & Messaging The effects of Mining worldwide
climatebrad | 09 August 2010 8/9/10: Colorado Republican gubernatorical candidate Dan Maes explains on MSNBC how a Denver bike-sharing program is really part of a United Nations plot to......
Connected to: Climate Change and Government Pedal Power Repower America Green Marketing & Messaging The effects of Mining worldwide
Rolling! London Launches Bicycle Rental Plan
AssociatedPress | 30 July 2010 Anxious to travel on two wheels? London has joined other bicycle rental cities with a program for cycle hire in and around Britain's capital. (30 July 2010)...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Green Innovation Pedal Power Repower America Green Marketing & Messaging
AssociatedPress | 30 July 2010 Anxious to travel on two wheels? London has joined other bicycle rental cities with a program for cycle hire in and around Britain's capital. (30 July 2010)...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Green Innovation Pedal Power Repower America Green Marketing & Messaging
Little Green Man: Explaining Oil Dependency
markfiore — 12 May 2010 — http://www.MarkFiore.com See how our planet looks to an outsider when it comes to transportation and the environment. The debut episode of "Little Green......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Climate Change and Government Pedal Power The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
markfiore — 12 May 2010 — http://www.MarkFiore.com See how our planet looks to an outsider when it comes to transportation and the environment. The debut episode of "Little Green......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Climate Change and Government Pedal Power The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Feel the power: NY gyms pedal for electricity
AFP — 04 May 2010 — New York gym rats can now not only build muscle power, but electric power as they pedal on fitness bikes designed to light up their own health clubs.Duration:......
Connected to: Green Innovation Pedal Power
AFP — 04 May 2010 — New York gym rats can now not only build muscle power, but electric power as they pedal on fitness bikes designed to light up their own health clubs.Duration:......
Connected to: Green Innovation Pedal Power
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