tetrahedrite Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 19 Jul 2014 08:06:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Cheap and Efficient Thermoelectric Material Turns Waste Heat Into Eectricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cheap-efficient-thermoelectric-material-turns-waste-heat-eectricity-20140718/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cheap-efficient-thermoelectric-material-turns-waste-heat-eectricity-20140718/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:39:08 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48592 New thermoelectric material, tetrahedrite, a naturally occurring mineral, non-toxic and super efficient conductor that turns waste heat into power, goes on sale by Alphabet Energy. Converting heat into electricity has not gained much popularity, mainly because scientists have failed to find the right material that can conduct electricity without conducting heat. The few attempts that […]

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