AÑO
2017
CATEGORÍA
Hogar
OBJETIVOS
Energía asequible y no contaminante
PAL. CLAVE
human powered, inequality, energy
PAÍS
United States of America
CRÉDITOS
Manoj Bhargava, Bilions in change
LINK
http://billionsinchange.com/solutions/free-electric/
Hans Free Electric™
The Hans Free Electric™ bike enables people to generate their own electricity in their house.
The Hans Free Electric™ bike enables people to generate their own electricity. Here’s how it works: A person pedals the hybrid bicycle, which drives a flywheel system, which turns a generator, which charges a battery. Pedaling for one-hour yields a day’s worth of electricity for an average rural household. It’s electricity on demand. There’s no utility bill, no need to buy fuel, no need to wait for the sun to shine or the wind to blow, and no pollution. In March 2016, 25 Hans Free Electric™ units was shipped to India for pilot testing in rural households, small businesses, health clinics, and schools. In addition to receiving valuable feedback from participants on how to further improve the bike, we saw how truly life-changing this invention will be.