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Thermoelectric Table from Ikea Turns Heat Into Electricity

Samantha Joe — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:11:55 +0000

You may not realize how much heat everyday objects give off. Your computer, television, or even your cup of tea – all of these radiate heat, but it’s wasted. For years, being able to turn this heat into electricity was a dream. Now, with thermoelectric technology, it may be possible. New concepts, like generators built […]

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Beta.ray – Spherical Collector That Combines Photovoltaic and Thermal Power

Mila Luleva — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:36:34 +0000

Beta.ray, a transparent spherical solar energy collector with inbuilt tracking system, can harvest both solar energy and thermal power simultaneously, generating output regardless of the weather. The invention is a design of the German architect Andre Broessel and a team of specialists from his company Rawlemon. The spherical shape of the solar collector, together with […]

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Fresnel Sun House Generates Electricity from Thermal Energy

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:15:37 +0000

Japanese company Riken and Da Vinci Co Ltd have invented a cogeneration system to collect the thermal energy of sunlight. This collection uses Fresnel lenses and collects light from rising and setting suns and then heats up water in a storage tank. Voila, electricity is generated and hot water is supplied. Riken and Da Vinci […]

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AB Engine 44% More Efficient Than Any Other ICE

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:12:46 +0000

On November 14, 2012 AB Engine, Inc. was granted a Chinese patent titled “High Efficiency Internal Combustion Engine” which protects and details a method of converting thermal energy of burning fuels in internal combustion engines to mechanical power – leading to the highest efficiency possible. Unlike the somewhat similar Atkinson engine design, the AB Engine’s […]

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New Concrete Plates Preserve Thermal Energy Storage Tanks

Mila Luleva — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:05:18 +0000

Increased annual energy production at significantly lower cost is the promise that engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas give to solar power plant managers. This will be achieved if the new thermal energy storage system developed by the scientists is incorporated in the operation of the facilities. Currently, the available conductors of heat inside […]

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A Ferrofluid-Based Free Energy Device You Should Experiment

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:47:02 +0000

Someone got my attention these days with a device supposed to produce energy by using ferrofluids. He called this device "Continuous Friction Motion Machine," and the energy generated would be dead cheap.

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General Fusion Claims Cheap Nuclear Fusion Reactor: Competes With ITER

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:28:51 +0000

General Fusion, a small startup company from Canada, claims they can build a new type of a fusion power plant in the next ten years, and build it a lot cheaper than ITER - for less than a billion dollars. They have already gathered $13.5 million from various private and public investors, who understood their technology would work and want some share of the eventual profit.

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Thermochemical System Combines Production of Ethanol and Thermal Energy

Cristi — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:24:53 +0000

Iowa State University started a new project of developing a thermochemical system that combines production of ethanol and thermal energy. With a low-emission burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production, the technologies use synthesis gas produced from discarded seed corn, switch-grass, wood chips and other biomass.

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