AWARD YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Affordable & Clean Energy, Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities & Communities
KEYWORDS
dancefloor, kinetic energy, dance, renewable energy , floors
COUNTRY
Netherlands
DESIGNED BY
Energy Floors
WEBSITE
https://energy-floors.com/
Energy Floors
Kinetic Dancefloor making renewable energy from dancing
How does it work?
Energy Floors creates smart, interactive, clean and renewable energy-producing systems that are activated by movement. Dance, walk and compete your way towards creating energy that then runs the lights and charges phones. The Kinetic Dancefloor is a temporary or semi-permanent system. It comes in three sizes plus a customizable option. The floor panels absorb energy produced by dancers on the surface. The energy production can be monitored in a variety of ways, encouraging dancers to keep moving. The most basic model, called the Regular Impact, is a system of eight smart tiles capable of producing up to a 160-kilowatt peak. A larger 16-tile system can generate up to 320 kilowatts and an even bigger 32-tile unit can amass 640 kilowatts.
Why is it needed?
The energy crisis makes it important to find new ways to produce energy and make it more sustainable. The company believes that all technology is available to create a sustainable world, we just need to realize and embrace these technologies into our everyday lives. The icing on the cake is that this solution generates the energy directly from the user so everyone who steps on them realizes that they can really make an impact.
How does it improve life?
Their mission is to speed up the energy transition by creating awareness about renewable energy in exciting ways. The systems offer a fun way to make energy and inspire conversations about sustainable responsibility. The company promotes the advantage of installing the system for festivals, company parties, special events and other functions where messaging about sustainability and fun go hand in hand.