Flowing tap water can be used to produce small amount of energy from water ShutterstockLooking for alternate sources of energy? These new ways of producing energy can be employed in households to support the concept of decentralisation of energy sources. The study aimed to find ways to generate power from both stagnant and flowing water. The researchers of IIT Guwahati employed the nano-scale phenomenon called electrokinetic streaming potential to harvest energy from flowing water on the small length scale like water flowing through household water taps. The generation of energy from water in various forms — river flow, ocean tides, stagnant water, and even raindrops — is now known as blue energy.

Source: The Telegraph December 30, 2019 19:41 UTC