Corporate Events
Imagine
Imagine if you could generate electricity just by pedalling.
How much power could you produce? For how long? How many people would it take to power a light globe, a kettle, a microwave, a lap top, or even a 3 hour rock concert?!
The Future Spark Bike trailer is a remarkable program that provides work teams with both an individual and collaborative physical experience of the personal energy required to create the power for common workplace/ office equipment.
The Future Spark Power Trailer has 12 bikes, each connected to a generator positioned behind each bike.
The energy created by the bikes directly inputs into the mains electricity grid via a regular 10 amp power point.
Our aim is to inspire people to reduce their energy use and this is done by the practical physical experience of bike riding to create electricity.
We are passionate about providing an experience of the power of collective action. Each persons behaviour makes a difference and if we work collectively together we can make a positive contribution to the sustainability of our planet.
Green Cities For A.E. Smith
The 2010 Corporate year started off with A.E. Smith booking Future Spark as part of their trade stall at the Green Cities Conference, to help provide the power for the A.E. Smith Internet Café.
This took place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Corporate teams drawn from conference delegates competed during session breaks, whilst Students from Melbourne Girls and Caulfield Grammar providing the “baseload” at other times.
The total 2-day score was 7592.5 Watt Hrs with the corporate teams total of 3584.0 plus the schools team total of 4008.5 Watt Hrs.
Video and Race Results
The winning corporate team scored 149.4 Watt Hrs in their 10 minute challenge – enough to keep one medium sized television going for one hour! Below is the Watt Chart of the 4 riders over the 10 minute period.
Here’s what some people had to say about the A.E. Smith Pedal Power Generator Race at Green Cities 2010:
· “Great event today, I really enjoyed it. It brought real interest to the event,” Sara Gipton, CEO, Greenfleet.
· “Brilliant idea. I love it,” Romilly Madew, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia.
· “It was a fantastic initiative and I’m sure you received the brand exposure you were after,” Melissa Houghton, Marketing Manager, Green Building Council of Australia.
· “Thought the races were a brilliant idea and they went down a treat!… everyone really enjoyed it,” Jessica McCartney, Group PR & Marketing Manager, WSP Lincolne Scott.
· “Well done with the Bike races. It was a great idea and well organised,” Michael Manikas, Associate Director, Davis Langdon.