I was asked to do a couple of videos for Global Post's Powerland series which looks at innovative ways to generate power or ways to conserve energy. The first video I did looked at a small start-up called "Soundpower," based down in Kanagawa near one of the Keio University campuses. I wanted to put it in context with Tokyo as it was at the end of summer - the darkened trains and streets, due to restrictions on power consumption, and a heightened public awareness of the use of energy.
Soundpower looks at ways to use wasted human energy to generate power at the point of use. Actions such as walking, talking or pressing a button on a remote control are all things which could potentially be used to generate electricity.
The video can be viewed on the Global Post website here.
- Michael Condon
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