I have this dream of being able to use the body and the pathway of the body to create energy.
Maybe it is already possible to have solar clothing or accessories to utilise my walking or riding to meetings or work. Or perhaps kinetic energy through riding a bike (exercise or real) or footsteps can create enough power to recharge a phone or laptop.
This example actually uses the bodies own electricity to power devices. Whereas the ‘heel strike‘ generators which creates energy through pedestrians walking on pressure pads could revolutionise the way we look at power in cities. And environmental clubbing…
Alrighty – so portable solar power?I can’t afford to put solar panels on my roof (and I am renting so it is possibly not an option), so can I have a small amount of appliances run off solar? Is it even worthwhile? – someone told me that the majority of household power comes off heating/cooling and the hot water system. These things also can’t be changed as I am locked into an older style system in my rented house. All my electricity is with a power company that provides 100% green energy from renewable sources, so that is a start.
Gas is another problem – I hate cooking with electricity, it just isn’t the same – but using gas is certainly an issue in terms of being carbon neutral – it looks like this will have to be an offset, but how to calculate it…
A solar backpack from Voltaic Systems can power smaller devices like MP3 players, phones PDA’s etc. But I really want a system that can charge a laptop. I am travelling to the Bass Strait Islands for a project where I am making video for dance company Tasdance, it would be great to be able to go to remote locations and be able to have power for a camera or a laptop.
Here is apparently the ‘first solar bag powerful enough to charge a laptop’
and at US$500 it would want to be…
Then there is this handheld and quite beautifully designed solar device (it reminds me of a wind turbine) on the todae website.
and finally is this system which is a foldable solar panel which can charge laptops.
But according to this
there is a bit of stuffing around and finding the right bits to connect with the other bits.
But for now I want that bag – it aint pretty but it gets some of my devices off the grid!
