Nice! I wasn't aware of thermoelectric generators and the first thing I thought of when I saw those is using one on an outdoor woodburner. I see someone is already on it though:
One possible use for thermoelectric generators is to provide supplemental or back-up electricity for home owners who use outdoor wood/biofuel furnaces. The diagram below reflects just one of the possible thermoelectric home power stations that could be setup using TEGs. It should be noted that just 500 watts of thermoelectric power added to an outdoor wood/biofuel furnace like the one below can produce 12 kWh of electricity per day, which is enough to reduce the average household electric bill by more than one third. Based on an average household usage of 30.66 kWh per day. The vast majority of wood burning furnaces today use gasification technology which produces clean burning hydrogen gas, making them extremely efficient and clean burning. EPA approved wood furnaces are eligible for a federal tax credits.
Note: The information in this article about using TEGs on wood stove boilers is only a suggested use for our thermoelectric modules and not a product we manufacture."
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