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Thermoelectric Efficiency Boost is Good News for Solar

Posted September 26, 2012 11:05 AM

From New Scientist - Online news:

A way of bumping up the efficiency of thermoelectric materials has tantalising implications for the efficiency of solar panels

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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#1 Re: Thermoelectric Efficiency Boost is Good News for Solar 09/26/2012 11:20 AM
	Cool... http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/materials/waste-heat-to-electricity-breakthrough __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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Drew K Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1651 Good Answers: 71	#2 Re: Thermoelectric Efficiency Boost is Good News for Solar 09/26/2012 7:21 PM
	Will this make TE coolers better too? I recall a story about somebody wanting to put TE generators in the deep atlantic currents with the hot side in the sun. Drew K __________________ Question: What is going on with the American's Government? Response: Who is John Galt?
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ronclarke Guru Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 507 Good Answers: 3	#3 Re: Thermoelectric Efficiency Boost is Good News for Solar 09/27/2012 11:18 AM
	Well a Peltier junction with the hot side setting in a cold ocean current and a focusing lens aimed at the other side(solar) will make power. __________________ I went to Texas A&M, I am proud to be an Aggee. Proud to be an Aggey, Proud to be an Agie.............Proud to have gone to Texas A&M.
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