Solar Thermoelectric Alternative Energy
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Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2014 · Education
Gang Chen, professor of power engineering at MIT gives a brief overview of current methods of producing solar energy, then explains how the thermoelectric effect can be used to convert solar energy into electricity. He demonstrates the innovative solar thermoelectric generator (STEG) developed in his lab that has attracted a great deal of interest. Devices of this type are popular and inexpensive in Europe and China. This talk took place October 25, 2011.
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