Human Power Generation
CARES is partnering with the Recreational Sports Facility (RSF) at the University of California, Berkeley to evaluate the energy efficient the facility and to estimate the amount of energy that could be harnessed from gym patrons. The study was conducted for an energy harnessing system that involves retrofitting elliptical machines so that their built-in resistance mechanism is replaced with a micro-inverter.
The project page can be found here.
The project page can be found here.