November 2, 2024

Scientists Develop Literal “Power Plants” That Harness Energy From Wind and Rain

The team checked the energy harvesters by including them into synthetic plants.Electrical energy can be produced by nature in a number of ways. Solar panels transform light energy from the sun, and wind turbines change the kinetic energy of moving air. Ravinder Dahiya and colleagues desired to create a multi-source energy harvester that might produce power from both wind and rain.Design and Functionality of Energy HarvestersThe group constructed two various types of energy collectors: a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) to record kinetic energy from the wind and a droplet-based energy generator (DEG) to collect energy from falling raindrops.

The group checked the energy harvesters by integrating them into artificial plants.Electrical energy can be produced by nature in numerous methods. Solar panels transform light energy from the sun, and wind turbines change the kinetic energy of moving air. Ravinder Dahiya and colleagues wanted to develop a multi-source energy harvester that might generate power from both wind and rain.Design and Functionality of Energy HarvestersThe team constructed 2 various types of energy collectors: a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) to capture kinetic energy from the wind and a droplet-based energy generator (DEG) to gather energy from falling raindrops.