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"one-day course - bike-powered generators  location: Ancoats, Manchester"

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  1. chdot
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    Next Sat

    http://www.lowimpact.org/magrev_manchester.htm

    Posted 13 years ago #
  2. steveo
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    They're not a bad idea but people aren't really that powerful nor are they very efficient at converting chemical energy to mechanical and these generators are probably only 30% efficient on top of that. Better to convert a wheel into a wind turbine for most places in the world.

    Posted 13 years ago #

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