Our dependence on fossil fuels over the last 200 years has led to deleterious effects on the world’s ecosystem due to the byproduct production of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide. To combat this issue and to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint for energy, fossil fuel use is being replaced by renewable energy sources such as solar or wind. However, some renewable energy sources are intermittent, and energy must be stored so it can be available when needed. The primary mechanism for storing energy is using batteries. Most batteries today store energy using chemical reactions. A common battery type uses a light metal called lithium and other rare earths as the primary material for storage. Lithium is usually strip-mined and manufactured with negative environmental impacts. There is a need for energy storage solutions that do not depend on environmentally destructive mining extractions. Different types of novel battery solutions are being pursued aggressively to solve this problem. A new type of battery that would be useful is a thermoelectric battery that stores energy using heat. Such a battery would convert electrical energy into heat energy when there is an excess of renewable power. The heat energy could be converted back into electrical energy when needed. Advancing thermoelectric storage options as an alternative to chemical batteries could provide a scalable and environmentally friendly solution that could revolutionize energy storage.