Collecting energy from raindrops using solar panel technology

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-energy-raindrops-solar-panel-technology.html

"triboelectric nanogenerator, liquid-solid contact electrification, also harvests energy from waves and other forms of liquid-solid triboelectric power generation... bridge array generators use array lower electrodes to reduce influence of capacitance... triboelectrification produces and stores rain energy... droplet positively and FEP surface negatively charged... increasing FEP surface thickness decreased coupling capacitance maintaining surface charge density... peak bridge power output 5X 200 W/M2"

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