Power from Raindrops

This article focuses on what energy, and how much, we can get from raindrops. Studies referenced in the article say that the amount of energy gained is based on the size or mass of the rain drop, how fast it is traveling, and how efficient the solar panels, or other device being used, is. The energy that we could gain from raindrops would not be enough to power things like our houses, but could potentially help more "self-powered miniature devices". Scientists believe that this would be able to help significantly in the near future. 

How Much Power Can We Get from Raindrops?

I think that it is good that scientists are still finding new ways to gain energy and power, even tough we have efficient ways that are helping us already. I also didn't think of the fact that raindrops could produce energy just from falling to the ground. Raindrops that seem so small to us can create about 0.18 Watts based on the calculations in the article. 

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  1. AnonymousOctober 16, 2020 at 1:10 PM

    Fossil fuels are contributing to Global warming and the resource is decreasing. I wish that research like this had started sooner so that we could be at a point where renewable resources could power the country. I love how the rain is able to add another resource people can use for energy. A point mentioned in the article was when the sun is not out for solar panels to collect energy and it is raining, energy can still be collected. It amazes me how different resources that have been around since the beginning are what can create clean reusable resources.

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