The national science agency of Australia, the CSIRO, has recently launched a massive energy-generating swing at the Customs House Square in Sydney to open the conversation about sustainable and affordable energy in the country. The swing is open to the public to understand how the country is keeping its energy available while protecting the planet.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has opened the eight-person swing on Wednesday to kick start the conversation with the public. The agency is expecting thousands of Australians to use the swing for the whole November.

The technology, called Infinity Swing, works by generating energy through the movements of the people, powering a light and sound installation. The CSIRO aims for people to participate in the conversation about how energy can be sustainable and affordable for all Australians now and in the future.

The swings can power a light above each seat and an original ambient music composition that changes with the speed and strength of swinging. When the seats gain motion, the lights will illuminate the word “INFINITY.”

The community can use the swings for free and is open from 7:30 am to 10 pm on weekdays, and 10 am to 10 pm on weekends. The Infinity Swing will be transferred to the Federation Square in Melbourne on Nov. 16 and will be open until Nov. 21.

According to CSIRO, having a sustainable energy is considered to be one of the greatest challenges across the world. Each country would face challenges on how it will produce energy in the future due to the impact of cost, electricity demand, emergence of new technologies and environmental imperatives.

“As the swing shows, energy isn’t easy to generate – just look at how hard you need to swing to light up a letter,” said Glenn Platt, research director of the CSIRO, in a press release. “Energy isn’t frivolous and it isn’t free, so the challenge for Australia is how to keep energy affordable and available while protecting our planet.”

However, Platt noted that experts from the CSIRO are developing solutions to the energy challenges, and promised that it would not involve any dramatic changes to the lifestyles of people. “The answer lies with innovation, and it’s at the heart of what we do,” he said.

The Infinity Swing was developed to start the discussion and show the community the key role of science and technology in developing smart energy efficient solutions, according to CSIRO Executive Director Dr Alex Wonhas.

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