“The hybrid energy harvesting system’s integrated electrode configuration can combine the advantages of high current level of a solar cell and high voltage of a TENG device,” states the paper’s abstract, “promising an efficient approach to collect energy from the environment in different weather conditions.” Researchers have developed a silicon solar cell that can harvest energy created from falling raindrops, according to an article published in ACS Nano. The researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) used this new technology on a prototype device made by LBNL researchers.
Researchers have developed a silicon solar cell that can harvest energy created from falling raindrops, according to an article published in ACS Nano. The researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) used this new technology on a prototype device made by LBNL researchers.