Sustainable entrepreneurship via energy saving: energy harvester exploiting seebeck effect in traditional domestic boiler

Stefano Barberis (), Lorenzo Di Fresco (), Vincenzo Alessandro Santamaria () and Alberto Traverso ()
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Stefano Barberis: University of Genova, Italy
Lorenzo Di Fresco: University of Genova, Italy
Vincenzo Alessandro Santamaria: Techcom Srl, Italy
Alberto Traverso: University of Genova, Italy

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 2014, vol. 2, issue 2, 86-97

Abstract: In this paper, energy saving solutions are being elaborated, i.e. A system to harvest waste heat and convert it into electrical energy is presented; such a system is based on thermoelectric generators (teg) modules exploiting the seebeck effect. A technical and economic feasibility study of the system is presented, the most convenient applications of thermal energy residuals recovery in residential environment (detached house, condos, isolated off-the grid house) are evaluated according to the electrical supply of typical domestic low consumption devices (i.e. Led lighting); the total yearly production of thermoelectric generator is considered in different techno-economic scenarios.

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; energy saving; Seebeck effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 O31 O40 Q40 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2014.2.2(4)

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