The Harker School InvenTeam invented an Aquatic Thermoelectric Generator to produce energy from heat, the “energy graveyard.” As this device floats on water, reflector panels focus sunlight onto a black surface that converts the solar energy to heat. This heat is then passed through thermoelectric panels and passively dissipated into the surrounding water. Harnessing the thermal gradient between the hot surface and the cold water, the thermoelectric panels will generate significant amounts of electricity that can be used for commercial or residential purposes. In this way, our floating thermoelectric generator will passively generate electricity from solar heat, similar to a solar farm on water.