Rain Powered Solar Panel

Solar power installation is soaring.

Rain powered solar panel.

The technology still isn t perfect but it may be available soon. Like most solar panels the new solar cell can generate energy from sunlight on sunny days using existing technology. On cloudy or rainy days photovoltaic panels can produce anywhere between 10 25 of their optimal capacity. When rain falls the solar panels continue to generate electricity from the force of the falling rain on their surface.

The exact amount will vary depending on how dark and heavy the rain and cloud coverage is overhead. A solar panel that can generate electricity from falling raindrops has been invented enabling power to flow even when skies cloud over or the sun has set. This uses electron enriched graphene to bond with the positive ions of rain to produce electricity. There is a new all weather solar panel being developed by chinese scientists.

Compared to sunny days rainy days have 90 percent less sunlight. Most home solar panels on the market today have power output ratings ranging from 250 to 400 watts with higher power ratings generally considered preferable to lower power ratings. Solar panel output is expressed in units of watts w and represents the panel s theoretical power production under ideal sunlight and temperature conditions.