Clubbers are always going on about how dance culture has the power to change the world, well now its partially true! Inventors have come up with new ways of harnessing the energy of the dancefloor. Using piezo electrics and the right construction a place in Rotterdam calling itself the Sustainable Dance Club has brought green power to the dancefloor.
A vision of 'Sustainable Dance'
It was voted one of the top ten green business ideas of 2006 by Springwise
Subtitled the Critical Mass, it was packed on opening night by those interested in more sustainable consumption. Jumping on the dance generation bandwagon is Marc Almond, actually not that Marc Almond. Marc, an inventor an dance instructor from Altrincham, England has also developed as sprung floor which generates electricity when you jump on it. His company Blitz Jive is working out the details for a prototype right now.
A health club in Singapore has begun to capture the power generated from treadmills, stairmasters and the weight room. Singapores Ministry of Sound is talking about adding a piezo electric dancefloor.
Capturing electricity from movement, walking or jumping up and down on the dancefloor is known as parasitic power generation. Materials like polyvinylidene diflouride (PDVF) create electrical energy from intra-molecular processes but are durable enough to be built into shoes, piezo electric devices offer the potential to convert many everyday items into wearable power generators.
The technical term is inertial energy scavenging but if a shoe generator is on the horizon that can run your cellphone, handheld computer and clothing of the future. I say great, just keep moving.
The ready to wear collections of the future will come wired and gear ready for all the stuff you cannot leave home without. Activity and motion will keep your battaries recharged indefinitely.
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