For every action there is an equal and oppostite
reaction. Well...there are a lot of actions in the world...why not
hook some of those reactions to a generator. Decentralized passive
power production...I think that's what it should be called. J.R. East
(the biggest railway company in Japan who we've already heralded for
their hydrogen hybrid trains) hooked up a generator to the turnstiles
of their railway stations and I call that awesome. I mean, why not
capture energy wherever we can.
Now, I can't imagine it will add up to much, but if everything we do, from clacking a key to tapping a foot generated power, we might need a few less solar panels on the roof.
The concept is currently being tested at their office, where you apparently have to walk through a turnstile to approach the receptionist. Railway office...turnstile...ahh Japan...so cute...
Now, I can't imagine it will add up to much, but if everything we do, from clacking a key to tapping a foot generated power, we might need a few less solar panels on the roof.
The concept is currently being tested at their office, where you apparently have to walk through a turnstile to approach the receptionist. Railway office...turnstile...ahh Japan...so cute...
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written by celia, March 01, 2007
If a turnstile is closed and someone jostles it, does that generate energy also? I look forward to seeing this in a train station near me, soon.
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written by Randall Williams, March 17, 2009
Thomas Jefferson installed a device on a swinging door at Monticello that reportedly pumped water from a cistern every time the door was opened. He also installed double-glazed windows.
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