The ES Pipe Waterwheel turns your water faucet into a miniature hydroelectricity generator!

A simple modification of an everyday contraption could indeed result in a lot more and Korean
innovator Ryan Jongwoo Choi’s ES Pipe Waterwheel proves just that. In essence, this concept
uses the flow of water through pipes do generate hydroelectricity on a small scale and turns the
conventional water faucet into an energy generator of sorts! The concept can be attached to just
about any standard water piping apparatus and uses miniature turbines to generate the electricity.
The energy generated is then stored in removable light bulbs fitted onto the ES Pipe Waterwheel
which in turn can be removed and used as portable light sources!

The ES Pipe Waterwheel could very well be used in far flung areas where energy generation and
supply isn’t a breeze and has also been crowned a finalist for the Industrial Designers Society of
America’s 2012 International Design Excellence Awards!

[Gizmodo]