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Eco Clubbing is Here
Tonight in London, dancers may power a nightclub by dancing alone. And Jade Jagger will be there, bobbing her head along. It's all part of Surya, which claims to be "the world's first ecological club" - a King's Cross discotheque that sees green as the new black. Not only that, it's a club so environmentally sustainable that it will donate electricity to its neighbours.That, at least, is what Surya's owners are claiming. The whole thing will be put to the test as the "eco-disco" launches in Islington tonight. Jade Jagger, Dan Williams, Queens of Noize and Nathan Detroit are among the DJs who will appear, while a mysterious Dr Earth will present a 10-point environmental "manifesto" for the world's nightclubs. Coldcut have meanwhile promised an ecologically-themed AV set.
"Each week millions upon millions of exuberant human beings head out of their houses and into nightclubs to expend large amounts of energy on the dancefloor," Dr Earth said in a statement. "[But] clubbing remains one of the few (sic) areas of society untouched by the green message."According to its statement, Surya is powered by sustainable energy - in particular, wind and sun power - and, in fact, generates enough electricity to pass on to its immediate neighbours.
Besides solar-energy panels, a wind turbine, waterless urinals, low-flush toilets and eco-friendly air-conditioning units, Surya also boasts a high-tech alternative energy dancefloor. It will, the club says, use "materials such as quartz crystals, ceramics, cutting-edge technology and the dancing motion of clubbers to generate part of the club's energy requirements". Which sounds like an idea just far-fetched enough to be true.
We'd certainly be happy if the answer to the world's environmental crisis is just a whole lot of boogieing down.
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