eli5: if you need to put energy to rise the temperature of the substance, why cant you generate energy by cooling something down?

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eli5: if you need to put energy to rise the temperature of the substance, why cant you generate energy by cooling something down?

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Transfer of heat. You are removing energy (cooling) from one source and transferring it to another (heating). You can recover the energy (heat) you are transferring during the cooling process and utilize it.

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