Incinerator to heat leisure centre

From the Coventry Telegraph (5/1/11):
"UNDERGROUND pipes could see Coventry’s city centre buildings heated by the Whitley incinerator.

The city council is planning to use warmth that is currently wasted at the plant off London Road to heat the Council House, Coventry Sports Centre, Coventry University and Coventry Cathedral.

The scheme could then be extended to heat homes at the Friargate development next to the railway station and the city centre masterplan.

A report to the city council’s cabinet claims that the new district heating system, when expanded to its maximum reach, could cut the council’s carbon footprint by a whopping 40 per cent.

It estimates the council could save £85,000 a year on its energy bills while simultaneously avoiding carbon taxes and generating income by selling heat supplies".

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The power of movement

Day 2 - late morning

Pedro went into arm exercise mode in the upstairs gym at SATS.

Day 2 - morning

This morning we attended the spin class at SATS gym and in one hour myself and Helmer Berre generated enough energy to power the lights under the bridge for over four hours.

Spin

Cycle to gym. Cycle at gym. Cycle from gym.
So, obviously the social dimension to exercise is important for people. These places resemble luxury hotels but have the allure of nightclubs. But all that spinning going nowhere is a crime. You could easily light the whole building with all that exercise going on, or power the music system the spin instructor uses. The faster the music, the greater the adrenalin, the faster the pedaling...

Placemaker for displaced people

Concept for Art in Common Space

Food for thought

Used Vegetable Oil Fuelled Chip Van (with Solar powered Ice cream)

Door Generator for heating

A device to counteract drafts

Bike Dynamo Light (After Duchamp)

Homage