hydrogen<\/a>, and nitrogen, which changes shape into an energy-rich isomer when hit by sunlight. The isomer can then be kept in liquid form for later use when required, such as at night or in winter.<\/p>\nThe researchers have refined the system, meaning \u00a0it is now possible to store the energy for up to 18 years. A specially designed catalyst releases the saved energy as heat while returning the molecule to its original shape, so it can then be reused in the heating system. Now, in combination with amicrometer-thin thermoelectric generator, the energy system can also generate electricity to order.<\/p>\n
Ultra-thin chip converts heat into electricity<\/h3>\n The Chalmers team delivered their specially designed molecule, filled with solar energy, to collaborators Tao Li and Zhiyu Hu at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where the energy was released and converted into electricity by applying the generator they built there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe generator is an ultra-thin chip that could be integrated into electronics such as headphones, smart watches and telephones. So far, we have only generated small amounts of electricity, but the new results show that the concept really works. It looks very promising,\u201d added researcher Zhihang Wang from Chalmers University of Technology.<\/p>\n
Renewable and emissions free<\/h3>\n This inquiry has huge potential for renewable and emission free energy production. However, at this stage, a lot of research and development must be carried out before it is possible to charge our technical appliances or heat our homes with the system’s stored solar energy.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether with the various research groups included in the project, we are now working to streamline the system. The amount of electricity or heat it can extract needs to be increased. Even if the energy system is based on simple basic materials, it needs to be adapted to be sufficiently cost-effective to produce, and thus possible to launch more broadly,\u201d concluded Kasper Moth-Poulsen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden have developed a technique that converts solar energy to electricity by utilising a thermoelectric generator. The team at Chalmers initially established an energy system that made viable the capturing of solar energy, as well as storing it for up to 18 years and then distributing it when necessary. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":20280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24204],"tags":[24161,3365,628,730],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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