http://thegldc.com/blog/2010/03/05/tedxcle-personal-kinetic-energy/ Greening America one blog post at a time Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:32:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thegldc.com/blog/2010/03/05/tedxcle-personal-kinetic-energy/#comment-7378 Robert Stockham Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:50:08 +0000 http://thegldc.com/blog/?p=1781#comment-7378 It always bothers me when I go to the gym and get on the elliptical and crank out tons of power form human energy, but the display is still driven by the power cord and MY energy goes nowhere... I want a peg so that at least I can recharge my MP3 Player while I work out! It always bothers me when I go to the gym and get on the elliptical and crank out tons of power form human energy, but the display is still driven by the power cord and MY energy goes nowhere… I want a peg so that at least I can recharge my MP3 Player while I work out!

]]> http://thegldc.com/blog/2010/03/05/tedxcle-personal-kinetic-energy/#comment-7377 Robert Stockham Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:47:49 +0000 http://thegldc.com/blog/?p=1781#comment-7377 I agree! It took many years, but that jsut tells me to never give up! Kudos to Aaron LeMieux! I agree! It took many years, but that jsut tells me to never give up! Kudos to Aaron LeMieux!

]]> http://thegldc.com/blog/2010/03/05/tedxcle-personal-kinetic-energy/#comment-7376 Robert Stockham Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:46:36 +0000 http://thegldc.com/blog/?p=1781#comment-7376 Your hard work and dedication will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. The thanks go to you! Your hard work and dedication will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. The thanks go to you!

]]> http://thegldc.com/blog/2010/03/05/tedxcle-personal-kinetic-energy/#comment-7374 Aaron LeMieux Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:35:01 +0000 http://thegldc.com/blog/?p=1781#comment-7374 Thank you so much Robert! I and the team at Tremont Electric really appreciate your kind words. Its been a long road with lots of sacrifice, sharing the story with others helps us appreciate the amount of work that we have worked through. Thank you so much Robert! I and the team at Tremont Electric really appreciate your kind words. Its been a long road with lots of sacrifice, sharing the story with others helps us appreciate the amount of work that we have worked through.

]]> http://thegldc.com/blog/2010/03/05/tedxcle-personal-kinetic-energy/#comment-7372 Brian Dolan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:40:10 +0000 http://thegldc.com/blog/?p=1781#comment-7372 Very inspiring post, Robert. It seems the best designs involve much toil, determination and patience, and they usually result in a refreshingly simple design like the PEG. Very inspiring post, Robert. It seems the best designs involve much toil, determination and patience, and they usually result in a refreshingly simple design like the PEG.

]]> http://thegldc.com/blog/2010/03/05/tedxcle-personal-kinetic-energy/#comment-7371 Jeff Hershberger Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:03:07 +0000 http://thegldc.com/blog/?p=1781#comment-7371 I heard about Tremont Electric a while ago through SMC, but I've never met Aaron. You could almost say that his device competes with some of my company's products, but in wattage terms I think he leaves us in the dust (though our products run unattended). When I think about using thermoelectrics to produce a watt or so from a steam pipe, or 500 watts from BMW's prototype, I have to remember that every morning I crank out 225 watts on an exercise bike. Human power is serious stuff. I heard about Tremont Electric a while ago through SMC, but I’ve never met Aaron. You could almost say that his device competes with some of my company’s products, but in wattage terms I think he leaves us in the dust (though our products run unattended). When I think about using thermoelectrics to produce a watt or so from a steam pipe, or 500 watts from BMW’s prototype, I have to remember that every morning I crank out 225 watts on an exercise bike. Human power is serious stuff.

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