Here's the very cool part: the dance floor will be capable of generating 60% of the building's electricity. The technology involves building a sprung floor and power generating blocks. The blocks are made of piezoelectric crystals which produce current when subjected to pressure. Dancers dance, blocks are squeezed and the current is fed into batteries used to electrify the nightclub. Don't laugh, it is already being done in Rotterdam, Holland.
Reference http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/eco-nightclub-dancefloor-power.php
Piezoelectric technology is used in all sorts of applications from dance floors to tiles. Check out these vids
to see how it works
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