LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- New technology devised by a Connecticut firm , The Green Revolution Inc is turning sessions at the gym into clean renewable electricity . The Green Revolution device snaps on to the front of all major brands of indoor cycling equipment . It 's a workout that hopes to work out some of our energy problems and offers a glimpse of what could be achieved if we all do our bit for the environment . The first devices were recently installed on seventeen bicycles at the Ridgefield Fitness Club in Ridgefield , Connecticut . The energy generated is fed straight into the club 's electricity control cabinet where a grid-tie inverter pumps energy back on to the grid . The new venture is the brainchild of founder and CEO of Green Revolution , Jay Whelan . It was during recovery from a shoulder injury that Whelan -- a former Partner at management consultants , Accenture -- first had the idea to create a machine than could harness human power . `` I realized that there has got to be a way to take the energy that I was expending trying to rehabilitate my shoulder to create something useable , '' Whelan told CNN . Enlisting the help of an engineer , Whelan has spent the past 18 months perfecting the machine and has created a highly adaptable device which snaps on around the wheel of the bicycle . `` We did n't want people to have to purchase new cycling equipment . So we 've made it so it fits on to all major brands of cycling equipment , '' Whelan said . `` A wire runs out from the bottom of each bike and connects to an electrical control cabinet . '' So far , Whelan has received positive feedback from gym members who have used the equipment , and with the help of an interactive carbon calculator people can measure how much energy they are generating from their workout . The output from a single workout is only enough to power a light bulb or a laptop for about an hour and saves between two to six ounces of CO2 . But power generation starts to stack up as more people get in the saddle . Green Revolution estimate that a group of around 20 bikes used throughout a year has the potential to create 3,600 kilowatt hours of electricity . That , they say , equates to lighting 72 homes for a month . Whelan says that there are around 36,000 health clubs in the U.S. alone , so the potential is there for the equipment to make a worthwhile impact on carbon emissions . `` If every club had one , '' he said , `` then that would create a substantial amount of energy . '' Green Revolution say that their technology can easily be attached to most other types of cardio equipment . So if pedal power is n't your thing , you can use a cross trainer or a step machine to burn away those calorie and carbon ounces . Along with health clubs , Whelan is hoping that the corporate and university markets will prove lucrative for the company . He says that orders are already starting to roll in from all parts of the United States . In 2009 , Whelan plans to take his Green Revolution to the European market .
New technology removes electricity from cycling machines in the home . The Green Machine snaps on to all major brands of indoor cycling equipment . Potential for 36,000 health clubs in U.S. to be equipped with energy saving device .