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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You can. It’s the central concept for renewable energy storage via heating Salt until Molten, and thermoelectric generators. Who told you couldn’t?

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