A system for powering a mobile device having an energy harvester which receives wireless energy and converts the energy into current includes a first portal in which wireless energy is transmitted for the energy harvester of the mobile device to receive and convert it into current when the device is in the first portal. The system comprises a second portal separate and apart from the first portal with a gap between the first portal and the second portal, the second portal in which wireless energy is transmitted for the energy harvester of the mobile device to receive and convert it into current after the device has passed through the first portal and the gap and is in the second portal. A method for powering a mobile device having an energy harvester which receives wireless energy and converts the energy into current is also disclosed.