Looking for ways to save energy in your home and get a little workout at the same time? I give you the Pedal-A-Watt Stationary Bike Power Generator. According to this company’s website, this little gadget hooks up to your existing bike and as you begin to pedal, it can either power a device or store energy in a battery to be used later. You can also use it with whatever type of bike you own – either street bikes or mountain bikes will work – and it doesn’t have to stay permanently hooked up. You can remove the bike at any time and take it out on the road or trail. The website claims that the average pedaler will create between 125 – 200 watts of energy and here is the list of Power Consumption of Typical Appliances from the EcoConvergence website:
Small TV 100 watts
Large TV 200 watts
Laptop PC 10 watts
Desktop PC 75 watts
Stereo 20 watts
Charging a cellphone 5 watts
Hi Effic Desk lamp 15 watts
Even though you will only be able to create enough energy to power small objects (unless you are really hardcore!) it’s nice to know that all this energy is clean energy and that there will have been no pollution created in the process. For a lot more information and a good FAQs page, check out the website and see what you think!
