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Nearly any material can be used to turn the energy in air humidity into electricity, scientists found in a discovery that could lead to continuously produce clean energy with little pollution. “This is really a very easily accessible, enormous source of continuous clean electricity. Imagine having clean electricity available wherever you go,” said Jun Yao, professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and the senior author of the research study. The air-powered generator, known as an “Air-gen,” would offer continuous clean electricity because it uses energy from humidity, which is always present, rather than depending on the sun or wind. “The entire earth is covered in a thick layer of humidity. It’s an enormous source of clean energy. This is just the beginning of making use of that,” Yao said.
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