What if you could capture energy from the dance floor? It was an unconventional idea conceived and brought to life by two Scottish business leaders from completely different sectors.
The result was Bodyheat, a heating and cooling system which captures the heat produced by patrons at the iconic SWG3 venue in Glasgow, Scotland - and then stores it underground until it needs to be reused.It was an unconventional idea conceived and brought to life by two Scottish business leaders from completely different sectors.
"If you have 1,200 people dancing, and you're capturing the heat from those people dancing, you can heat about 70 houses. So, it's quite significant," Townsend told CNBC's "CONVERGE" in an interview. Heating makes up half of the world's energy consumption, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Since the first of its kind innovation, Townsend and his company have been busy developing sustainable solutions for other businesses, which have been garnering interest from data centers and potentially, a major European music festival.
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