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. While it may not be the pastime for everyone, there’s no denying this a powerful resource. Could it really be possible to harness this energy and help save the planet? One person believes so and on Thursday 10th July in King’s Cross, London, Dr. Earth challenged club promoters the world over to embrace a greener future.

Club4Climate - “If The Earth Could Speak” Video

Club4Climate, the parent company owned by Andrew Charalambos, launched Surya in London as the UK’s first ecological club. It hopes to create a green print for others to follow. Surya itself goes beyond the concept of sustainability and into the realm of ecology, generating surplus energy but recognizing the need to engender a ‘gentle revolution.’ Dr. Earth has outlined a ten point manifesto that can be easily adopted by bars, clubs and pubs all over the world.

Surya is only the second ecological club on the planet, a flagship venture and a pioneer of ecological excellence. The club has a self-generating dancefloor which, by combining materials such as quartz crystals, ceramics, cutting edge technology and the dancing motion of clubbers, generates enough energy to power up to 50% of the clubs energy requirements. A wind turbine and a solar energy system makes the club 100% fully sustainable and an advanced alternative energy system is so effective that it will produce a surplus of electricity which is freely donated to the private residents closest to the building. The club has also installed the latest air flush, waterless urinals and low flush toilets and automatic taps to ensure maximum water saving and the latest innovations in ecological air conditioning units.

There is no greater universal language that unites people than music and no greater convergence of the diversity of peoples which populate our planet than the international clubbing circuit. Working against climate change is not only duty but can be serious fun and club4climate and Surya provide a platform to dance towards a greener future.

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