One Life Leisure
Stevenson College Edinburgh has been successful in gaining funding from 2kt to work with a local health and fitness company, One Life Leisure, on an innovation project within the field of renewable energy.
This project will assess the feasibility of converting human kinetic energy, generated through the use of self-powered exercise equipment, such as bikes and cross-trainers, to electricity, which would be used to help reduce the company's reliance on electricity imported from the grid.
Not only will the proposed system enable the company to demonstrate its commitment to the environment and its renewable energy credentials, it will also be used to develop an innovative training device, with a range of individual incentives being put in place for achieving energy generation targets.
Liam Conway, 2kt Business Development Executive for Stevenson College Edinburgh, believes that this is a fantastic opportunity for the College and the company to collaborate on an innovative project with a strong renewable energy focus and hopes that the outcome will be the starting point for a longer term project to explore other such energy saving ideas across different areas of the gym.
