A team of researchers led by Osaka University developed an inexpensive large-scale flexible thermoelectric generator (FlexTEG) module with high mechanical reliability for hi... Read more
An innovative ‘trigeneration’ system fuelled entirely by raw plant oils could have great potential for isolated homes and businesses operating outside grid systems both... Read more
Electrochemical approach has potential to efficiently turn low-grade heat to electricity. Vast amounts of excess heat are generated by industrial processes and by electric power pl... Read more
One strategy for addressing the world’s energy crisis is to stop wasting so much energy when producing and using it One strategy for addressing the world’s energy crisis is to stop... Read more
UH PHYSICISTS FIND A COMPOUND TO MORE EFFICIENTLY CONVERT WASTE HEAT TO ELECTRICAL POWER Physicists at the University of Houston’s physics department and the Texas Center for Super... Read more
Harvesting waste heat from power stations and even vehicle exhaust pipes could soon provide a valuable supply of electricity. A small team of Monash University researchers working... Read more
A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient. “The sy... Read more
Approximately 90 percent of the world’s electricity is generated by heat energy. Unfortunately, electricity generation systems operate at around 30 to 40 percent efficiency, meanin... Read more
Could potentially be applied on a mass scale Researchers at Purdue University in the U.S. have developed a new method of harvesting vast amounts of energy from waste heat. Using gl... Read more
Waste heat is a byproduct of nearly all electrical devices and industrial processes Waste heat is a byproduct of nearly all electrical devices and industrial processes, from drivin... Read more
With the completion of a successful prototype, engineers at Oregon State University have made a major step toward addressing one of the leading problems in energy use around the wo... Read more
Billions of dollars lost each year as waste heat from industrial processes can be converted into electricity with a technology being developed at the Department of Energy’s O... Read more