Abstract

Nowadays, a lot of people and organizations around the world are interested in finding alternative energy resources to fossil fuels. In general, replacement of fossil fuels with Renewable Energy (RE) sources helps to meet national, energy, environmental and economic security requirements. RE could be produced out of various sources, one of them is Human Kinetic Energy (HKE). Using HKE as a RE resource is compatible with the Saudi 2030 vision which is the main motivation of this work. This research outlines an approach to generate electric power out of HKE in gymnasiums (gyms). Specifically, the main goal of this research is to construct an effective framework for using wasted HKE in gyms to generate electrical power. Researchers consider this unused HKE in gyms as wasted Energy that should be utilized. Therefore, this work explores how the use of this wasted energy could meet different security requirements and helps in achieving two strategic goals from the Saudi 2030 vision. Generally, the developed framework offers an understanding of the complex problem of effective utilization of HKE at gyms located in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, this framework is designed to explore different stakeholder perspectives and requirements.