Energy harvesting is increasingly being looked at as a valid source of power for a variety of devices and applications. Although wireless energy harvesting is earning wide industry support, it is still in the early stages of adoption. According to the report, "Energy Harvesting in Action," from Source IDTechEx, the main uses for energy harvesting are in the following application sectors:
| Application sector | Leading country or continent of adoption | Leading country of manufacture | Most popular source of energy | Most popular harvesting technology used in this sector |
| Military and aerospace | US | US | Solar | Photovoltaic |
| Marine | US | US | Solar | Photovoltaic |
| Buildings and industrial | Germany | Germany | Hand pressure | Electrodynamic |
| Automotive and railway | Japan | Japan | Braking | Electrodynamic |
| Consumer | US | China | Solar | Photovoltaic and electrodynamic |
| Third world | Africa | South Africa, US | Solar and hand cranking | Photovoltaic and electrodynamic |