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Working from the west coast for a couple of weeks. Meeting with some partners, collaborators, and project leads! Sep 02, 2008 11:09 pm
Just shipped a tile off to the west coast for a presentaion an architecture firm will be giving to their client! Aug 30, 2008 12:08 pm
While waiting to hear from potential clients, searching for grant opportunities! Aug 28, 2008 01:08 pm
I was just contacted by a major design and materials consultancy about an exhibition opportunity in their global libraries! Big days Aug 26, 2008 02:08 pm
I was just invited to exhibit at West Coast Green in San jose at the end of September. Hope we can make of work! Aug 24, 2008 11:08 am
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Designtrepreneur Turns the Alternative Energy Paradigm on its Head!
I am Elizabeth, your 23 year old designtrepreneur! I work hard to design sustainable solutions, and educate and inspire sustainable decisions. My main inspiration is human energy transfer, my project is POWERleap- a flooring system destined for high foot-traffic urban areas that generates electricity via human footfall!
![http://www.leescarpets.com/site/real_life_performance.html](http://www.changents.com/files/imagecache/slideshow_detail/vids_and_pics/lees.jpg "Lees Carpet "Real Life Performance"")
![Airing all week on Sundance Channel, POWERleap appears in the Gadgets episode of "Big Ideas for a Small Planet". You can also download the episode here: http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500320117](http://www.changents.com/files/imagecache/slideshow_detail/vids_and_pics/sundance.jpg "Sundance "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" clip")
![POWERleap hits YouTube for first time ever.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FzQwj2e3rLw&feature=related](http://www.changents.com/files/imagecache/slideshow_detail/vids_and_pics/youtube.jpg "Sundance "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" clip")
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Elizabeth Redmond Prototype packing failures
Last Saturday I packed up a POWERleap tile and sent it out to the west coast for presentation to a new potential client and investor. In the past, I've not had the greatest luck packing up the prototype tile. For example, (evidence pictured below) last February I shipped t... Read More
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- Energy Generator
- Chicago, IL United States
- Posted: May 28, 2008
- Last Updated: Jun 4, 2008
- Cause Area: Environment
- Website: elizabethredmond.net
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- http://www.powerleap.net
- POWERleap is an urban flooring system that utilizes human energy to generate public electricity.
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August 14, 2008 - 3:08am
Dear Elizabeth,
I think that people like you are great and this method of generating electricity is a novel way to do so. I am from India and I would lke to know if your product is already bieng used. In India it could mean a lot. Way to Go...
July 26, 2008 - 3:58am
Can the POWERleap be made robust enough to survive under railway sleepers or rails, capturing some of the enrgy that is currently wasted by urban transit vehicles. Woukd it be viable to use POWERleap tiles to extend the life of freeway pavements and generate vast amounts of electricity in the very urban areas where demand is highest?
June 23, 2008 - 10:16am
Elizabeth, great concept and design! I'm curious, have you approached VCs to get the capital to scale your operation to hit more areas? There are so many applications for this, and I think a lot of investors would jump at the chance to help out.
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September 5, 2008 - 3:24am
I would reccomend double boxing. Pack the first box like before and then put it inside another box with about 1.5 to 2 inchs of additional packing. It stinks because it will increase shipping costs but if it prevents breakage it will be worth it.
September 5, 2008 - 3:38am
Actually I just saw your album and while plastic bags are great for taking up space they will do little to absorb the impacts of shipping also peanuts are more for taking up space they shift leaving the tile to absorb impacts so all that was really protecting your tiles was the thin layer of bubble wrap. If possible try dense foam and more layers of bubble wrap preferably with larger bubbles then use bags and peanuts to take up excess space.
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