Mini human power station!

Following the show we’ve had a number of questions asking how to make electricity from pedal energy. To help this along we’ve annotated the image of one of our mini substations to give you an idea of how to make your own usable electricity from pedal-energy. Click on the picture or here to see. The [...]

Our TV debut date released

Electric Pedals’ TV debut on Bang Goes The Theory, The Human Power Station is going to be on the 3rd December 2009 on BBC1 @ 8pm BBC press release. Update: Charlie Brooker review in the Guardian yesterday.

Pictures from BBC shoot

In August we did a test shoot with the BBC at Herne Hill Velodrome. The test involved 30 cyclists powering various kitchen appliances including kettle, toaster, microwave and iron. Here are some pictures from the the preparations for the shoot.

BBC Bang Goes the Theory

We recently worked with DragonFly Productions on the making of an hour long special for the BBC’s Bang Goes the Theory. The Show, ‘The Human Power Station’ demonstrates using pedal power, just how much energy we consume in the average home. The current broadcast date for the show is 6th December 2009. Although there is every chance [...]

Velodrome Test

We had a great day filming at the Herne Hill Velodrome for Bang Goes the Theory. This experiment was a be filmed for inclusion in Bang Goes the Theory, an exciting new science documentary to be broadcast on BBC1 this autumn!