The company is a subsidiary of Greek conglomerate GEK Terna, which through its subsidiary Heron S . A . is as well involved in the construction and operation of thermoelectric power generation fuelled with natural gas . " Terna Energy " however exclusively produces energy from renewable energy sources, including wind farms and small hydroelectric plants.
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The Seebeck coefficient of uranium dioxide at room temperature is about 750 �V / K, a value significantly higher than the 270 �V / K of thallium tin telluride ( Tl 2 SnTe 5 ) and thallium germanium telluride ( Tl 2 GeTe 5 ) and of bismuth-tellurium alloys, other materials promising for thermoelectric power generation applications and Peltier elements.
