The attempt at social (and socialist) satire, which starts in mid-1980's Berlin, uses the energy of anarchy to propel it forward.

Could this energy propel a runner forward, or help a basketball player jump higher or help a aerobic dancer kick higher?

But assuming that the energy would actually propel the body is doubtlessly naive.

You can use that energy to propel a potato 500 feet.

Excess energy propelled him to his feet.

It is often thought of as pure dynamic energy of an infinite intensity forever propelled forth at a speed faster than light.

And boundless energy sometimes propels him into causes that some consider tangential or trivial.

A more concentrated and refined energy propelled a streamlined reading of Mozart's Symphony No. 41.

Sudden anxiety flowed through her veins and nervous energy propelled her upright.

A raw, big-boned profile and fierce musical energy propel this group: sometimes in the right directions, sometimes not.