However, the bike powered generator could not power the larger load of a computer. The remedy for this was to purchase a solar charge controller and a 12 volt battery. The bike charges the battery ...

[Hackett’s] back at it, this time with some practical advice for the next power outage to hit your city: why not prepare for the worst by building your own bike generator? You’ll no doubt ...

The bicycle generator ... re thinking about setting up your own pedal-powered generator to serve your electric devices, consider an energy storage system to save that extra energy.