According to this article, Manoj Bhargava, CEO of Five-Hour Energy, has developed a stationary bike power generator to help power millions of homes throughout the world. Next year, he plans on distributing 10,000 of these bikes freely throughout India to help power appliances and lights. The bikes, which cost less than $100 to make, will be tested in small villages before their major distribution. His team is also working on methods of water distillation and uses of geothermal energy, which Bhargava claims could replace "85 percent of today's fossil fuels."
Even if these bikes are not effective as hoped for, the discussion surrounding them is nothing but useful. We need to be discussing various forms of energy, even those that seems impossible. By discussing new options, we will eventually find a cleaner source of energy.
Even if these bikes are not effective as hoped for, the discussion surrounding them is nothing but useful. We need to be discussing various forms of energy, even those that seems impossible. By discussing new options, we will eventually find a cleaner source of energy.