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Originally Posted by freebeard

Via Hacker News:
FORGET SOLAR PANELS. HERE COME RAIN PANELS
CHRISTOPHER PLAIN·JULY 25, 2023

That's roughly the energy capture potential of PV, except sunshine is generally more reliable than rainfall.

I make electricity on a rainy day with PV, but you don't make electricity on a sunny day with this.

It might be useful in very niche applications.