IT & Communication  

Beijing with Georgia Inst of Tech offers innovative device to harness both solar and wind energy

The newly launched device by scientists at the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems (INN) and the Georgia Institute of Technology  may take heed of the energy requirement of the smart cities in future similar to the current use of Information & Technology for keeping track of infrastructure & services. The candy bar sized device consisting of a  triboelectric nanogenerator with silicon-based solar cells can be positioned on rooftops to acquire  energy from wind & sun. This appliance now tested to produce 8 milliwatts of solar power and up to 26 MW of power from the wind while research is going on to obtain  the generation of constant voltage of 5 volts. 5th May issue of the journal ACS Nano released  the online    demonstration  of this  discovery  by Scientists of  Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems.