thermo-electric-effect – The InfoGreenGlobal https://infogreenglobal.com The InfoGreenGlobal Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:05:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Harvesting Solar Energy from Pavement to Melt Ice https://infogreenglobal.com/harvesting-solar-energy-from-pavement-to-melt-ice/ https://infogreenglobal.com/harvesting-solar-energy-from-pavement-to-melt-ice/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:54:57 +0000 http://infogreenglobal.com/?p=1500   The heat radiating off roadways has long been a factor in explaining why city temperatures are often considerably warmer than nearby suburban or rural areas. Now a team of engineering researchers from the University of Rhode Island -URI is examining methods of harvesting that solar energy to melt ice, power streetlights, illuminate signs, heat […]

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