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Rain could be a clean way of generating lots of electricity

Last updated: April 20, 2025 3:55 am
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A system that creates electricity from rain could one day be added to rooftops

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Water droplets falling through a tube have generated enough electricity to power 12 LED lights. This innovative approach holds the potential to be integrated into roof-based systems in the future, allowing for the efficient harvesting of clean power from rain.

According to Siowling Soh from the National University of Singapore, “Rain falls on Earth every day. All the energy is wasted due to the lack of a system to harvest rain energy.”

Traditionally, electricity generation from water involves utilizing the movement of large volumes of water to drive turbines in various settings. However, a new method involving water flowing over an electrically conductive surface shows promise in generating electricity through charge separation. This process occurs as positively charged protons of water molecules remain in the liquid while negatively charged electrons are transferred to the surface, similar to creating static electricity through friction.

While this phenomenon is typically inefficient due to limited electric charge generation on the surface, a recent study by Soh and his team introduced a simple setup that relies on gravity to move water down a vertical tube. As water droplets collide at the top of the tube and create a plug flow while falling, the electrical charges of the water molecules separate, allowing for the harvesting of generated electricity by wires at the top and bottom of the tube.

In experiments, a single tube produced 440 microwatts, and when four tubes were utilized simultaneously, they were able to power 12 LEDs for 20 seconds. Soh emphasizes that this system has the potential to convert more than 10% of the energy from falling water into electricity, significantly surpassing the energy output from continuous water flow through the tubes.

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Considering the vast potential in three-dimensional space to harness rain energy, Soh envisions the system being utilized on rooftops to generate electricity from rain, rivers, or waterfalls. This innovative approach could offer a sustainable solution for clean energy production on a household level.

Shannon Ames from the Low Impact Hydropower Institute in Boston acknowledges the significance of this technology, stating, “If it could be developed in a way that could be useful on a house-by-house basis, that could be a really useful thing.”

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