Bicycle system in Amsterdam turns pedaling into electrical energy
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The City of Bicycles, Amsterdam, has developed a way to transform daily cycling into the production of electrical energy. THE S-Park is a bicycle parking system in the capital of the Netherlands that can absorb and store electrical energy directly from the bikes.
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In Amsterdam, residents and tourists cycle around 2 million kilometers a day. According to the Clean Energy Challenge (or clean energy challenge, in free translation), a clean energy production project, this movement can produce 19.5 million watt-hours, on average. With the S-Park bike rack, the city intends to store this production.
How does energy generation work?
The secret is in the front wheel. The technology implemented in the component means that it can store the energy generated during pedaling. According to the creators, the batteries in the wheels convert kinetic energy into electrical energy. At the end of the day, when the cyclist parks the bike in the company’s specific bike rack, the energy can be transmitted to the electrical grid in the neighborhood where it is connected.
The project proposal is to implement this technology mainly in the central region of the capital. Due to legislation, the center of Amsterdam cannot receive solar panels and there is not good public acceptance of substations and electricity transformers. By 2025, Amsterdam aims to generate up to 1/4 of its electricity sustainably.
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