Converting waste heat into electricity Date: November 16, 2011 Source: University of Oslo Summary: More than half of today's energy consumption is squandered in useless waste heat, such as the ...

This revolutionary energy conversion method is in the early stages of development, but it could have wide-sweeping impact on creating environmentally friendly electricity from waste heat sources.

Our study shows that lignin-based membranes, when soaked in a salt solution, can efficiently convert low-temperature waste heat (below 200 degrees Celcius) into electricity.

MTPV’s EBLADE™ solutions use semiconductor technology to directly convert waste heat into electricity. Our unique approach deploys photovoltaic chips tightly coupled with emitters to create a highly ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 16, 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 ...

“You can take any mechanical process around you, like running your lawnmower or a car, and about 40 to 60 percent of the energy you’re putting in as electricity or gas is wasted as heat.

In 2005, he began a five-year heat-sound-electricity conversion research project named Thermal Acoustic Piezo Energy Conversion (TAPEC). Symko works with collaborators at Washington State ...

Researchers have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically boost the conversion of heat into electricity. If perfected, the technology could help recoup some of the heat energy that is wasted ...

Now researchers at MIT and Stanford University have found a new alternative for low-temperature waste-heat conversion into electricity — that is, in cases where temperature differences are less ...

Researchers have revealed a new thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell that converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency, performance nearly on par with traditional steam turbine power plants.

If even 20 per cent of industrial waste heat, say, could be converted to electricity in this way, Stinger estimates the US alone could add over 200 gigawatts of generating capacity – almost 20 ...

It’s squishy to the touch, but with metal semiconductors inside that allow the stretchable device to convert heat into electricity. “It can basically generate electrical energy from your body ...