Gang Chen Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 03 May 2011 17:25:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Solar Thermoelectric Device Harnesses Sun's Heat, Transforms Directly Into Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chen-thermoelectric-solar-mit-20110503/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chen-thermoelectric-solar-mit-20110503/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 17:25:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18403 A new material that could one day change the efficiency of thermal solar panels has been invented by MIT and Boston College researchers, with collaborators from GMZ Energy. The thermoelectric device is at least eight times more efficient than what's currently available in labs.

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