Yes, it's about having ENOUGH power....

Hence why I said... you could slow charge/store enough power on the 200+ days when the lights, concessions and press box aren't used either through solar, wind or even the limited grid we have now already... IF we had the storage capacity....

And this is a problem that is global. It would impact ever single stadium, lots of offices, factories etc etc etc worldwide... the applications in India alone are potentially worth trillions... and the government likely sponsors energy storage technology research at Universities... so the stadium becomes PART OF THAT RESEARCH. It can also be done at The Track stadium, reckling and even Tudor, though HRS has much more opportunity.

Heck, imagine if you could use parking garages and elevator shafts to kinetically store energy to power vital emergency equipment at hospitals during floods or hurricanes or what have you? Imagine if you could store 2-3 (or 30) days of power for your home in case of an emergency power outage in the walls or attic?

We're already doing much of this of course, but a lot of it requires fossil fuels and can be expensive. Kinetic storage can be stupidly cheap and even use dirt or sand or water itself. Heck, make the flood waters power the energy.

Again, this is only partly an idea about fixing the stadium. It is more importantly about increasing the integration between our academic and athletic endeavors... and yes, OF COURSE it could get a lot of attention because reporters be talking about it every time they were at the stadium.


You know the guys who run with parachutes attached to their backs or flip tires?? What if we could capture some of the energy from a work-out from 200+ athletes to power the stadiums??