🪩 Update: Club in Glasgow activates its BODYHEAT system

A year ago, a nightclub known as SWG3 in Glasgow, Scotland announced that they were to install a system they call BODYHEAT which turns the heat generated from dancers’ bodies into energy. On Wednesday October 5th the club activated this system.

Andrew Fleming-Brown the managing director at SWG3 said to Glasgow Live that the venue has been a leap of faith. He continues:

“We’re thrilled that after three years of planning, consultation and construction, we are able to switch on the first BODYHEAT system . As well as being a huge step towards our goal of becoming net zero and will hopefully influence others from our industry and beyond to follow suit, working together to tackle climate change."

​​David Towsend, founder of geothermal energy consultant TownRock Energy, who designed the system, told BBC News:

“When you start dancing, at medium pace, to the Rolling Stones or something, you might be generating 250W.”

"But if you've got a big DJ, absolutely slamming basslines and making everyone jump up and down, you could be generating 500-600W of thermal energy”, he continues explaining.

If you’d like to know how the system works you can read this article: https://www.warpnews.org/energy/clubbers-help-venues-recycle-energy-by-dancing/