Welcome to Round II.
Our next project will focus on energy bikes and piezoelectric dance floors and how they can benefit our community.
What are they?
ENERGY BIKES
-Energy bikes are exercise bicycles that use a generator to convert the kinetic energy produced by pedaling
into electrical energy that we can use!
-Efficient energy bikes will produce around 0.5 kWh for every moderate 30 minute workout. That's enough
to power most electrical appliances in your home!
BIODIESEL VEHICLES
-Biodiesel vehicles run on waste cooking oil in place of petroleum diesel fuel.
- Vegetable oil is a renewable source of energy, unlike diesel, and emits less pollutants into the atmosphere. It is also much cheaper.
Why are they so important?
-Energy bikes and veggie oil buses are just two of the many routes we can take to decreasing the amount of pollution we emit.
-Although the bikes do not produce massive amounts of electricity, they are enough to make the public aware of the environmental problems ailing Earth. They are capable of starting a chain reaction that will change the direction in which the earth is headed.
What is our plan?
-We will attend a Climate Change Forum at Cary Institute to learn more about the environmental issues in our area.
-We will attend an event at the Walkway Over the Hudson to learn more about energy bikes and what they offer our community.
-We will educate students and adults across New York about the benefits of implementing energy bikes and other innovative energy harvesting options.
-We will build our own energy bike as a demonstration that will supplement the education.
-We will renovate and convert a vegetable oil school bus into an educational laboratory.
Our Progress...
-We attended the Forum and event to obtain a basis of background knowledge about the climatic issues in our area.
