New geothermal battery directly converts heat to electricity

One of the largest natural sources of renewable energy could be right under our feet – literally. The Earth itself is a big warm ball just waiting for us to tap into it, with vast stores of geothermal energy lying beneath Australia, the United States and plenty of other areas. Now researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Sanoh Industrial have developed a new type of battery cell that can directly convert heat energy into electricity.

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Category: Energy

Tags:

• Battery
• Energy
• Geothermal
• Renewable Energy
• Thermal
• Tokyo Institute of Technology

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