Abstract
A study has been made of the possible application of thermoelectric methods to large-scale generation. It is shown that conventional methods of generation using steam plant are much more economic over the temperature range usually associated with this plant. It is further shown that this situation is likely to remain true, even if foreseeable developments in thermoelectric materials (which are discussed) are taken into account. There is no economic case for using thermoelectric materials in a steam condenser to carry out thermodynamic `tailing', but there is some prospect for `topping' above temperatures now currently used in steam cycles. There is a marginal possibility that, as nuclear and thermoelectric technologies develop, direct in-pile thermoelectric generation could become economic.
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