The INhouse article, Get fit, save energy with Rec Center’s converters, shows off the most recent addition to the Pohl Recreation Center. Members can now use one of the largest human power plants in the US by working out on one of 36 elliptical machines at the Rec Center.
The 36 Elliptical machines hav a ReRev (check out their homepage http://rerev.com/ ) device fitted to the machine to convert the energy generated. The ReRev device comes from Florida. A 30 minute workout generates about 50 watt hours of green carbon free energy that could be put back on the power grid. Fifty watt hours of energy is enough to power a laptop for about an hour. UNT is now one of 20 Universities using the ReRev device.
You can find the article on the INhouse web address http://inhouse.unt.edu/get-fit-save-energy-rec-center%E2%80%99s-converters which also offers links at the bottom of the page to other sites for ReRev technology information. The ReRev site offers links to Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube applications featuring the ReRev technology in practice.
The Sierra Student Coalition's Campuses Beyond Coal campaign has also appeared on campus at UNT to try and transition to 100% Green Energy. More information and opportunities for volunteering may be found at http://sierraclub.org/coal/campus/default.aspx .
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