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I don't know what the current state of thermophotovoltaics are but maybe that's one way to go about it. Or maybe the temps are too low for that. Not sure. ht
by empraptor 4y ago
I don't know what the current state of thermophotovoltaics are but maybe that's one way to go about it. Or maybe the temps are too low for that. Not sure.
https://www.science.org/content/article/thermal-batteries-could-efficiently-store-wind-and-solar-power-renewable-grid https://www.science.org/content/article/thermal-batteries-co...
UPDATE: Papers about geothermal source temperatures refer to tempratures up to 180°C. The thermal battery article above refer to TPV setups that use 1400°C source and efforts are being made to push temps to 2400°C for higher efficiency.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/geothermal-source-temperature https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/geothermal-...