A new technique turns rain into a source of electricity
The shift towards clean energy is the biggest challenge for countries in the world to achieve sustainable development and to protect the environment from climate change. In this context, "solar panels," as the most important means of assistance, stand out, but they face the problem of rainy weather, which makes them useless.
Chinese researchers have succeeded in developing solar panels capable of adapting rain drops to power generation, which is seen as a revolution in the renewable energy industry. According to Business Insider, a group of researchers at Sochaux University has come up with a promising solution through the nanogenerator technology, which can be added to solar panels to capture energy from the movement of rain drops.
The researchers developed a hybrid solar panel that included TENG technology and tested transparent plastics and polymers, which in turn formed a layer that mediated new technology and solar panels, enabling them to operate independently according to climatic conditions. "If researchers can reduce the cost of this product, it is likely to revolutionize the use of solar panels, and it will also make solar energy an effective solution for clean energy even in less sunny areas," the site notes.
Despite the weather-related challenges, solar energy has become one of the fastest growing sources of energy globally, with the price of commercial solar panels dropping by more than 58 percent from 2012, according to the Solar Industry Association.
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