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Stocktons Self-Powered Gym

Project Proposal

Cristina Alvarado and Jessica Maliszewski

SUST 2100 Environmental Sustainability
The Richard Stockton College of NJ
Fall 2014

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Table of Contents
I.

II.

Mission Statement

Abstract

III.

Statement of Need

IV.

Rational

V.

VI.

Detailed Project Description

Sustainability

VII.

References

VIII.

Appendix

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I.

Mission Statement: Our mission is to persuade Stockton College to invest in workout

equipment that will harness the energy students generate while using those machines, and
turning it into electricity, which can be used power certain things on campus.

II.

Abstract: Our objective for this project is to transition Stockton College, soon to be
university, into a self-powered facility, by using energy generated by students who work
out using equipment at the gym, such as treadmills or ellipticals. In which the energy is
harnessed and turned into electricity. There are 25 other colleges across the country also
implementing this idea. Two of which, Tennessee Tech University and Chapman
University are currently in battle to see who can harvest the most energy using Green
System Inverter. Drexel, which we have visited, uses Rerev, another green company that
creates workout machines that can harvest energy be created by the students using them.
The line of machines used at their gym is called The Recreation Center of Tomorrow.
The Green System Inverter consists of a pod of cardio machines attached to an inverter
that channels human energy from exercise and feeds it back into the power grid as usable
power. Equipment such as ellipticals and stationary bikes can be linked to the Green
System Inverter, and then is connected to the gyms electrical system.

III.

Statement of Need: Stockton College, along with other institutions, spend millions of
dollars annually on electricity. Using self-powered gym equipment can help lower those
costs. Students are going to work out regardless, so why not turn their sweat into
electricity? We spoke with a few students who hit the gym regularly, and they said that if
they were using workout machines that transferred their energy into electricity to power
their school that they felt a sense of pride. Also, they mentioned that they would be more
encouraged to go to the gym if they knew they were helping their school, as well as
helping the environment. I actually think its cool knowing that I would be helping my
school save money, and I really care for the environment

IV.

Rational:

V.

VI.

Detailed Project Description:

Sustainability:

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VII.

References:

VIII.

Appendix: