Q: At the Ride the Drive event last Sunday in Madison, the music stage on the Capitol Square at the top of East Washington Avenue was powered by people riding stationary bikes. How did that work?A few more details at the Wisconsin State Journal.
A: The electricity needed to power the stage lights and sound system for the four-hour concert was provided entirely by people pedaling 12 bikes, said Dan O'Brien, a co-owner of Power by the People, the Waukesha company that provided the system. The bikes were hooked up to generators.
"There was no connection to any outside electricity," he said. "It was all humans."
17 December 2012
Bicyclists power an outdoor concert
This happened in Madison, Wisconsin about two years ago:
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I wonder what the electrical needs were for this four hour show. I read the article and did not see it, or a reference to how many people were involved in the event overall (ie how 'large' the show was).
ReplyDeleteLove the idea. I think it is doable. I want to find a way to make money from this in remote Switzerland. ;)