Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the Sky

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The testing apparatus controlled drop size frequency and height as drops of water fell and impacted a piezoelectric material at the base. Credit: Romain Guigon et al.
The testing apparatus controlled drop size, frequency, and height, as drops of water fell and impacted a piezoelectric material at the base. Credit: Romain Guigon, et al.

Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of the latest energy harvesting techniques is converting the mechanical energy from falling raindrops into electricity that can be used to power sensors and other electronics devices.


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