Energy harvesters transform waste into electricity

Energy harvesters transform waste into electricity
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) May 19, 2011 - 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 Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The high-efficiency thermal waste heat energy converter actively cools electronic devices, photovoltaic cells, computers and large waste heat-producing systems while generating electricity ... more

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