• DenGyo’s rectenna uses stray microwaves to generate energy

  • rectenna.jpg.492x0_q85_crop-smart.jpgSoon, you probably wouldn’t need to rely on just grid energy to power up your energy-hungry stuff. If all goes as planned, researchers could soon develop a way to pull out energy right out of the air, literally! Japanese firm DenGyo is currently working on a Microwave Regenerative Converter called the rectenna that could generate energy by simply placing it next to a microwave oven! The device, as per the company’s claims, uses spare energy that isn’t used to cook your food, and converts this into usable energy, generating up to 100W in the bargain. Well, all we can do for now, is hope that this turns into a full-fledged way to generate energy, and in future, microwaves could be put to better use than popping popcorn!
    [ohgizmo]

    Posted in Topics:Alternative Energy, Tags: on December 21, 2011