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# Power harvesting - once upon a time in the near future

![Picture of André Grytbakk](https://nanopowersemi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_MG_4208-Edit@0.5x.jpg?width=50&name=_MG_4208-Edit@0.5x.jpg) [André Grytbakk](https://nanopowersemi.com/news/author/andré-grytbakk)

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With the advancements in low-power electronics and energy harvesting technologies, autonomous battery-less IoT solutions are no longer a fairytale.

As the rapid expansion of IoT deployments continues, battery waste is becoming a big problem. Alternative power solutions are needed to reduce reliance on batteries, and the negative environmental impact. The most obvious solution is battery-less devices, designed to harvest and utilize ambient energy sources to power their operations.

![Dr. Arian Nowbahari, Laboratory USN, Department of Microsystems. Test bench solar power harvesting system](https://nanopowersemi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arian%20in%20Lab%201200x628.jpg?width=1200&height=628&name=Arian%20in%20Lab%201200x628.jpg)Photo: Dr. Arian Nowbahari, Laboratory USN, Department of Microsystems. Test bench solar power harvesting system.

## A net positive contribution

Driven by the growing demand for low-power solutions, Nanopower has developed a groundbreaking innovation to help transform the world into a more sustainable and interconnected place. The [nP-Zero](https://nanopowersemi.com/npzero-ipmic) subthreshold technology is making it possible to cut the device power budget so much that micro harvesters for the first time can deliver a net positive energy contribution to efficiently fuel wireless devices.

 

 The applications are almost endless. Environmental monitoring, asset tracking, smart agriculture, building, automation, wearable, devices, smart cities and many more.

 

Together with USN ([**University of South-Eastern Norway**](https://www.usn.no/english/)), FEUP[(**University of Porto**](https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/web_page.inicial)), and with a grant from [The **Research Council of Norway**](https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/), Nanopower is researching energy harvesting technologies sufficient to power an IoT system integrated with Nanopower's nP-Zero IPMIC.

 

> “After the initial screening and selection of relevant technologies, we are now performing physical tests, and the preliminary results look promising. We experimentally validated a simple and efficient energy harvester which continuously powers an IoT system by using light from indoor environment (e.g. LEDs/lamps in a typical office). In the near future, we are going to realize a fully integrated energy harvester which will allow devices with the nP-Zero IPMIC to be battery-less.”
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> ![Arian](https://nanopowersemi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_MG_5086-Edit@0.5x.jpg?width=100&height=150&name=_MG_5086-Edit@0.5x.jpg)
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>  Dr. Arian Nowbahari, USN

![Dr. A. Nowbahari (USN) and A. Grytbakk (Nanopower) Laboratory USN, Department of Microsystems](https://nanopowersemi.com/hubfs/Arian%20and%20Adnre%20in%20Lab%201200x628.jpg)

![Test bench solar power harvesting system](https://nanopowersemi.com/hubfs/Lab.jpg)

Photos: Photo: Dr. A. Nowbahari (USN) and A. Grytbakk (Nanopower) Laboratory USN, Department of Microsystems.

 

Battery-less autonomous IoT devices are a shining example of how technology can evolve to harmonize with nature and create a more sustainable future. Nanopower Semiconductor and its partners will continue to play a vital role to make it a reality.

 

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