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Exercise bicycle
A Danish hotel is pioneering a pedal-power electricity
generation scheme it hopes will catch on in other countries.
The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, 15 minutes from the centre of
the Danish capital and five minutes from Scandinavia's main
airport, is installing two exercise bicycles hooked up to
generators.
Guests will be invited to jump on and start pedalling - and if they
produce enough electricity they will be given a free meal.
From June, they will be able to race against the 366-room hotel's
solar panel system in a bid to produce the most electricity.
"Anyone producing 10 watt hours of electricity or more for the
hotel will be given a locally produced complimentary meal
encouraging guests to not only get fit but also reduce their carbon
footprint and save electricity and money," the hotel said in a
statement.
Hotel spokeswoman Frederikke Tommergaard said the free meal offer
applied only to paying guests, not passers-by.
The value of the meal - any one of the main courses on the hotel
restaurant or lobby bar's menu - is about $66, she said.
The electric bikes will be up and running from April 19 and the
plan is to test the idea for a year with a view to expanding it to
more Crowne Plaza hotels, part of the InterContinental Hotels
Group.
