A unique power generation swing that can charge smartphones has appeared in front of JR Kashiwa Station in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture.

A wide range of generations, from children to the elderly, had the experience of creating clean energy while having fun.

Reporters have also tried to charge.

This "power generation swing" has a charging cable connected to it, and it is a mechanism that can generate electricity by human power and charge the smartphone.



It was set up at a station in Utrecht, the Netherlands, at an event to think about an environmentally friendly and sustainable society, and was used by many people.



Last month, the Kashiwa Urban Design Center, which develops a town around Kashiwa Station through a company in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which imported this blanco from the Netherlands, installed it on the deck of a busy station.



Through the experience of generating electricity from a swing, the aim is to make people feel closer to the clean energy that does not emit carbon dioxide, which is set forth in the Sustainable Development Goals = "SDGs".



Normally, a power generation swing can be charged by about 3% after 1 minute of rowing, but the charging speed varies depending on how old the smartphone is and how it is rowed.



Many people were on the swing on the day of the interview, but it seemed that they could not be charged smoothly.



A 19-year-old man attending a vocational school said, "I thought I had to move as much as I could to charge myself. I was tired of trying it, but it was fun."



Also, a 77-year-old woman who visited on the way home from shopping said, "I forgot how to swing the swing and I couldn't charge it because I couldn't do it well. I was a little embarrassed, but I returned to my childhood. It was like. "

The reporter also experienced smartphone charging with a power generation swing.



I ran for 5 minutes, but I couldn't charge it easily.

After that, when I took turns with the interview staff who accompanied me for another 5 minutes, I was finally able to charge 2%.



Smartphones are usually charged to 100% by casually plugging in the cable, but when I tried to charge it by human power, I found that it was difficult to get sweaty just by rubbing the swing for 5 minutes.



On the other hand, I thought it was an interesting idea to combine the fun experience of swinging with the power generation of clean energy.



Tetsuya Ando, ​​Deputy Director of the Kashiwa Urban Design Center, said, "I think learning the importance and difficulty of generating electricity will lead to the SDGs."



This power generation swing can be used even in the event of a power outage due to a disaster, and Deputy Director Ando said, "I had the experience of not being able to contact my family because my mobile phone was turned off during the Great East Japan Earthquake. I think it would be useful in case of emergency if there are several electric swings scattered around the city. "



This power generation swing will be installed on the east exit deck of JR Kashiwa Station until the 30th of next month to see the usage status and reaction.