A human can generate at least as much energy as a 1m2 solar panel on a sunny day. Unlike solar and wind energy, human power is always available, no matter the season or time of day. There’s little need for energy storage. Unlike fossil fuels, human power can be a clean energy source. Unlike solar…

The Human Power Plant is an artistic research project into the possibilities of human power production in a modern society. Unlike solar and wind energy, human power is always available, no matter the season or time of day. Unlike solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, humans don’t need to be manufactured in a factory. Unlike all…

The Human Power Plant is a working prototype of a muscular power generator, manned by a group of people. We cooperated with makers and sports coaches to build exercise machines that are suited for different types of human power sources, are fun and social to use, and produce a maximum amount of power. The Human…

This scenario describes the conversion of a 22-floor building into an entirely human powered student community. The plan is based on the Willem C. Van Unnik tower, the tallest building on the campus of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. The concrete, steel and glass monolith, which occupies a central position on the campus, was built…

The Human Power Plant is an artistic research project into the possibilities of human power production in a modern society. Unlike solar and wind energy, human power is always available, no matter the season or time of day. Unlike solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, humans don’t need to be manufactured in a factory. Unlike…

Concept Human Power Plant: Kris De Decker & Melle Smets   Construction prototype HPP: Planemos   Work Songs: Mark Thur   Artists impressions HPP: Golnar Abbasi Arvand Pourabbasi Pietro Degli Esposti Melle Smets   Text: Kris De Decker   Advice: Jos van Gemert Pim Rooymans Franklin van Doesburg & Robin Bhaggan Mark Thur Dirk Wijnalda David White…