See-Through Windows Make Clean Electricity From Raindrops - eviltoast
  • tal@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    I mean, not in the sense that they’re trying to do it, but that’s ultimately what drives hydroelectric dams.

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      2 months ago

      Sure, but those are completely different approaches. Dams have the advantage that they have a much larger capture area for water and that they can accelerate the water beyond the 10 m/s terminal velocity of raindrops.