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Read articleCan We Really Generate Electricity from Earth's Rotation?
A research team has reported producing a tiny continuous electrical voltage using a specially designed magnetic shell interacting with Earth's own magnetic field. The researchers argue the energy comes from Earth's rotation. The measured output was only tens of microvolts, the interpretation remains disputed and no practical generator has been demonstrated. This is a physics experiment — not a new electricity tariff.
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