Society of Wilderness — Starlight Cinema
- Promotional figures labelled
- Historical only
Websitehttps://www.sow.org.tw
On 28 March 2015 the Society of Wilderness staged a pedal-charged "Starlight Cinema" at its Earth Hour carnival in Taipei. Twelve generator exercise bikes charged storage through a nine-hour public relay for that evening's outdoor screening.
Key facts
“只要踩滿15分鐘就可以被封為「發電王」”
Translation: Anyone who pedals a full fifteen minutes can be crowned 'Generation King.'
The Society of Wilderness (荒野保護協會), a Taiwanese environmental NGO, announced the plan in advance: exercise bikes pedalled from early afternoon to late evening on the East Gate plaza of Taipei City Hall, charging storage to power the film after dark — a battery-buffered arrangement, not a live pedal-to-projector feed 1. The organization's post-event report confirms the relay ran as planned and gives no figure for the energy harvested 2. The cinema was one exhibit in a wider Earth Hour carnival that also included a "human power club", a low-carbon food market and talks 1.
Specifications
| Field | Value | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generator bikes | 12 exercise bikes | Documented | 1,2 |
| Resistance levels | 4 levels, flat to steep climb | Documented | 1 |
| Relay duration | 9 hours (13:00–22:00) | Documented | 1,2 |
| Energy target | 25 kWh (25度)Research correction:The post-event report confirms the nine-hour relay happened as planned but never discloses the kilowatt-hours actually harvested; treat 25 kWh as the organizers' target, not a measured result.Announced in advance as the day's charging goal for the evening screening. | Promotional / press-reported — not verified | 1,2 |
| Harvested energy | not disclosedThe post-event report describes the full relay but states no final energy total. | Not disclosed | 2 |
Sources
- [1]Society of Wilderness event page, 2015www.sow.org.tw
- [2]SOW post-event report, 2015www.sow.org.tw


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