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Path Breaking Invention by India : Hydroelectric Cell generates Electricity by few drops of water

4,908 views · Published 28 July 2017 · 4:26 · Indexed 1 November 2026

Channel: NEWS STATION · 2017 · Science & Technology

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Hydroelectric Cell running fan and LED by few drops of water, invented by Dr. Kotnala and Dr. Jyoti Shah of CSIR-NPL.

Hydroelectric Cell is a major ground breaking invention from India FEW DROPS of Water generates Electricity instantly.

Researchers have developed a novel way of producing electricity from water at room temperature without using any power or chemicals. The device named, Hydroelectric Cell, generates electricity using nothing except a few drops of water.
 
Chief Scientist Dr R. K. Kotnala and his research partner Dr Jyoti Shah of NPL have demonstrated that this panel can generate up to about a quarter ampere current at a little less than one volt.
 
They used Nanoporous Magnesium Ferrite to split the water into Hydronium (H3O) and Hydroxide (OH) ions spontaneously, silver and zinc as electrodes to make a cell that produces electricity. The hydroelectric cell that uses magnesium ferrite of 1 sq. inch size produces 8 mA current and 0.98 volt.
 
According to a paper published in the International Journal of Energy Research, magnesium ferrite of 2-inch diameter produces 82 mA current and 0.9 volt. Now, the hydroelectric cell material design has been improved and a 2-inch diameter material generates 150 mA current and 0.9V.
 
“When we connect four cells [of 2-inch diameter] in series the voltage increase to 3.70 volts and we can operate a small plastic fan or a LED light of 1 watt,” said Kotnala, adding, “At a stretch, we can operate the LED for one week as zinc hydroxide, which forms at the anode, gets into the nano-pores of Magnesium Ferrite and reduces its activity.”

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