Energy harvesting to power the rise of the Internet of Things

Energy harvesting has been used for decades for bicycle dynamos or solar panels. But the technology is living a revolution today with staggering applications areas, such as building and industry automation, smart cities, automotive vehicles,security systems.

Development within the domains of Big Data and Internet of Things(IoT) and consequently the diffusion of sensor networks and the desire to replace batteries are major force driving advances in energy harvesting technologies.