Energy From Raindrops

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Energy is everywhere. In the sun, wind, and now rain.

Researchers have developed a technique that harvests energy from rain showers and converts it into electricity. The technology could work in industrial air conditioning systems, where water condenses and drops like rain.

It could also be used in combination with solar power to scavenge as much energy from the environment as possible, or to power tiny, wireless sensors designed to monitor environmental conditions.

"Our calculations show that even in the most unfavorable conditions, the mechanical energy of the raindrops...is high enough to power low-consumption devices," said Romain Guigon, a research and development engineer at the research institute CEA Leti-Minatec in Grenoble, France.

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