eventtechbrief.com | the power of two feet
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Imagine yourself at a party where there is a dance floor, booming speakers, andbouncing lights casting shadows off of the dancers. You step onto the floor and lookdown to realize that beneath your feet is glowing light. With each movement you make,the lights below you react, moving and changing shape and color right along withyou. This image sounds like something right out of a fantasy novel—but in fact, it is anelement of events and parties provided by...
Energy Floors
Sustainable Dance Floor is the world’s first energy-generating dance floor, it convertshuman footfall into electricity. These floors react to a person’s footfall byilluminating their path with LED lights. When a person steps on the floor, it flexesslightly, creating a movement that is being transformed into electrical power by asmall internal generator. The floor modules are each 75x75x20 cm*, and can produceup to 35 watts of sustained output.
“We believe that the consciousness about energy isvery important for the creation of a sustainable
world,” says Energy Floor marketing communicationsrepresentative Sabrina Albrecht, adding that the main
goal of Energy Floors is to create awareness aboutenergy production and consumption by making itinteractive, fun, and relatable on a human scale.
Energy Floors is making a splash in theevent technology world—especially atthose events seeking to offer valuable
entertainment experiences and addressthe issue of sustainability.
Where to use Energy Floors
Energy Floors has experienced success at:Corporate Events
FestivalsClub ToursTrade Fairs
Museum ExhibitionsAuto Shows
The Sustainable Energy Floor can converthuman footsteps into electrical energy with anefficiency of 50%
This product finds its place at events where walkingaround is the main objective, and a dance party is not a
part of the itinerary.
COST
Like many products, the price of incorporating Energy Floors into an event variesdepending on the user’s needs. Sabrina says that customers can opt to either purchasethe floors or rent them if they are interested in one-time use.
Average costs are:
Sustainable Dance Floor SDF (75x75 cm): between 2,000 Euro** and 2,750 Eurodepending on the order quantity.
Sustainable Energy Floor SEF (75x75 cm): between 500 Euro and 1,700 Euro per tile,depending on the interactivity and order quantity.
To rent either SDF or SEF: 60 Euro - 70 Euro per tile per day