The hotel guest that loves to stay fit is in luck if they happen to be staying at the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers in Denmark. They will be able to get onto a electricity producing exercise bike and once they have produced ten watt hours they get a free meal, it is possible that this could be done in ten minutes so that is not a bad deal.
How the guest producing electricity bikes work:
Allan Agerholm, general manager, Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers commented: ” The electric bikes offer our guests the chance to get fit and help power the hotel at the same time using environmentally responsible technology. It will be interesting to see how many guests take part and how much electricity we generate.” see savings calculations below.
Guest savings – 1 x guest cycling at 30 kilometres per hour (average speed) for 60 minutes will produce approximately 100 watt hours of electricity.
The complimentary meal awarded to guests is worth approximately 200 Danish Kroner and is redeemable during the guest’s stay.
Method – Electricity generated by guests through this initiative is stored in a battery and fed back into the main power supply of the hotel.
Source [Gizmag]
