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Could We Run Modern Society on Human Power Alone?

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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 other power sources, human power increases as the human population grows.

Posted on 09 May 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Human Powered Steel Factory

Can we make steel using only human power? And how much steel do we really need?

TATAfotoLandschapWEBImage: The TATA Steel factory in the Netherlands. Photo by Melle Smets.

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Posted on 26 April 2025 in Human Powered Steel Factory | Permalink | Comments (0)

Workshop in Rotterdam: How to build a bike generator?

From 10 to 14 October, we will hold a free workshop where we will build a bicycle generator together.

Poster-rotterdam

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Posted on 06 October 2023 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Scenario: The Human Powered Farm

It is 2050 and Dutch agriculture is completely carbon neutral. Mechanisation has been reversed, more people are working in the fields again, farms have shrunk. Technological innovation has made farm work a lot more comfortable, ergonomic, safe and efficient.

Boerderij-menskracht-definitieve-tekening

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Posted on 30 June 2023 in Human Powered Farm | Permalink | Comments (0)

Human Powered Neighbourhood: Sustainable Decadence

Life in the first climate-neutral neighbourhood in the Netherlands is largely determined by the weather and the seasons.

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Collage: Golnar Abbasi & Arvand Pourabbasi. Lees dit artikel in het Nederlands.

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Posted on 16 February 2021 in Human Powered Neighbourhood | Permalink

Human Powered Neighbourhood: The Hospital

The first carbon-neutral district in the Netherlands says no to modern healthcare, which is completely dependent on fossil fuels. Yet the inhabitants are just as healthy as other Dutch people.

Hpp-ziekenhuis

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Posted on 21 January 2021 in Human Powered Neighbourhood | Permalink

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