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angdipi

what a great idea! this could be a great incentive for gyms to install such a system-they could extend the energy savings in reduced membership fees to customers as well

redxluckyxcharms

I love this idea!!!!! I think it could be implemented relatively simply and provide a great solution for energy conservation.

fleetwood

Great idea!!

dachshund2k3

I have thought about this as well. The energy could be used to a) power the gym itself, or b) be sold back to the grid for a profit for the gym and to be used elsewhere.

Watch Out For These Great Thinkers Viewers and judges alike were impressed with nine innovative ways to help Geek Squad combat some of the world’s sustainability problems. We’re footing the bill for these individuals to collaborate with some of the world’s greatest thinkers at the 2007 IdeaFestival, September 13–15, Louisville, KY.

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tiktax

Implement Peltier device on roof of office building and generate electricity from heat by using Seebeck effect.

E-Waste Cell phones that can help make the planet a better place? And this is just one of the turn-your-head-around winning ideas that effectively uses waste to improve our world.

Power Conservation Heating an entire office more efficiently by using something hot and cold? This just gives you some idea of how amazing these winning ideas are.

Untapped Resources Imagine powering all of your iPods, cell phones and other mobile devices just by walking around. See more of the human-inspired ideas created by our winners.

Be there Watch the winners turn a big idea into an even bigger reality, Join Geek Squad at the IdeaFestival Do Tanks.

Win Agent Yanari uses CD-RWs to burn her CDs.
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT ENHANCE CHANCES OF WINNING. Open only to legal residents of 50 U.S./D.C., 18 or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited. Contest starts 12:00:01p.m. Central Time (“CT”) 7/23/07 and ends 11:59:59 a.m. CT 8/13/07. To enter: Visit www.geeksquad.com/ideafestival and follow online instructions to create and submit your entry in accordance with Contest requirements. Entries must be received by 11:59:59 a.m. CT 8/13/07. You may enter as often as you wish, but each Submission must be separate and unique (no duplicates). Grand Prize (9): A 5-day/4-night trip for 2 to the Idea Festival in Louisville, KY, 9/12/07-9/16/07. ARV: $4,000 each. Subject to Official Rules, available at ideafest.geeksquad.com/contest_full.php. Questions/Concerns/Problems? Let us know. Sponsor: Best Buy Stores, L.P., 7601 Penn Av. S., Richfield, MN 55423.

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