Scientists are surprised, raindrops could be a new source of clean energy

Rain could one day become a source of clean electricity, according to a group of scientists in Singapore.

This is because, as foreign media write, according to Telegraph, their experiments have been able to generate energy from water droplets falling through a pipe.

They say this could be a model for creating larger amounts of electricity from rainfall in the future.

As it turns out, researchers from the National University of Singapore have used raindrops moving through a tube to generate enough energy to power LED lights.

Their method uses the principle that when two materials come into contact, such as how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity.

Likewise, water flowing over some surfaces can gain or lose charge.

Recall that running water is already widely used to generate electricity by moving a turbine – but this is limited to places with large volumes of water, such as rivers. /Telegraph/