Generate electricity from the toilet flush! This is the “green” idea of Tom Broadbent, graduating in industrial design at De Montfort University in Leicester, who thought of channeling and using the energy that is lost when flushing the toilet to generate electricity.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himGenerate electric energy from toilet flush! It is the "green" gimmick of Tom Broadbent, majoring in industrial design at De Montfort University in Leicester, who thought of channeling and using the energy that is dispersed when pulling the toilet flush to generate electricity.
According to his calculation, in fact, every human being uses on average seven thousand liters of water a year, to which are added the liters consumed each day for have a shower, or use the sink, the sink and all those tools that allow us to open a tap to see the water flow from top to bottom.
In this way, however, after using it for our daily activities, this water rushes into the sewage system and is dispersed from there; if instead it were recovered in some way, as happens in the hydroelectric power plants, it would turn it waste of water in an energy source.
“The inspiration came from pulling the chain in a hotel bathroom,” he commented Broadbent. “I found that the water was going down very quickly and with great force. It seemed logical to me that this energy could be exploited in order to generate electricity “. All this naturally without producing residues and thus reducing a zero environmental impact of this production.
Thus the young student created HyDro-Power, a system that uses water discharged from toilets, sinks and showers to produce electricity by putting in motion the blades of a turbine adapted to the exhaust pipes. Designed for multi-story buildings, when installed in a seven-story building, the ingenious device is capable of offer energy while saving 1.415 dollars each year (or approximately 1.160 euros).
The electricity obtained from this system can be redistributed inside the building, to power the air conditioning systems, the heating or lifts, or remittance into the national grid.
Now all that remains is to wait for some brilliant investor to focus on the idea of the young Broadbent who in the meantime has nominated himself to win the prestigious Dyson Award which will be awarded on August 3rd to the most innovative and ecological concept.
Verdiana Amorosi
