OneLife Leisure
OneLife Leisure, based in Livingston, is receiving funding and support from Stevenson College Edinburgh, on an innovation funded project focusing on creating renewable energy from a novel source.
The company is utilising the expertise of academic staff with Stevenson’s electrical engineering department to assess the feasibility of converting human kinetic energy, generated through the use of self-powered exercise equipment (such as bikes and cross-trainers), into electricity.
If successful, the company plan to develop the system into an innovative training device, with a range of individual incentives being put in place for achieving energy generation targets. The system will also result in significant cost savings for the company by reducing their reliance on electricity imported from the grid and provide an excellent demonstration of OneLife Leisure’s commitment to the environment.
On completion of the feasibility project, the company expects to apply for further funding to work with Stevenson College Edinburgh, or one of its other academic partners, on the development of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership.