Fitness studio as a sustainable energy source
Work-out with impact: Students from the Technical University of Braunschweig produce electricity during training.
Photo: Technical University of Braunschweig
Training your own fitness and at the same time generate electricity: As a first university in Germany, the Technical University of Braunschweig now offers its students innovative cardio devices with which this is possible.
Converting movement energy into electrical current is nothing new in itself. To create green electricity on a bicycle ergometer, treadmill or cross trainer during training. In a project that has so far been unique in Germany, the Technical University (TU) Braunschweig now has nine Innovative cardio devices bought that can do that.
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Fitness room as a green energy source
Like one Press release the university can be found, the university has cost its new sports equipment a total of around 100,000 euros. In addition to classic Treadmen And the TU Braunschweig has also invested in a 3-in-1 cross-trainer and a so-called stair climber. Accordingly, around 100 watt hours of energy can be generated with the devices per training session. This corresponds to four to five batteries of a smartphone, it is said in the message. With full occupancy, users could produce green energy per year, which in turn can be used to feed directly into the university’s power grid. Trainers keep an eye on their personal electricity generation via screens and could even organize competitions via the app.
Concept beats two birds with one flap
For Mathias Steiln from the TU Braunschweig, the innovative concept beats two birds with one stone: in this way you can not only improve your personal fitness, but also a valuable contribution to the Energy transition afford. The university thus set an important sign of sustainable action and evidence that “sport and environmental protection can go hand in hand,” continued the head of the university sports center. TU President Angela Ittel is also more than convinced of the idea: With the new sports equipment, the “Campus infrastructure could be made even greener” and at the same time creates a stronger sustainability awareness among the students.