Bi 1.6 Pb 0.4 Sr 2 Co 1.8 O x thermoelectric ceramics with small Ag additions (0, 1, and 3 wt.%) have been successfully grown from the melt, using the laser floating zone method. Microstructure has shown a reduction on the amount of secondary phases and a better alignment, with the growth direction, for Ag contents of 3 wt.%. The microstructural evolution, as a function of Ag content, is confirmed with the electrical resistivity values which show an important decrease for the 3 wt.% Ag samples, leading to maximum power factor values of about 0.42 mW/K 2 .m at 650 ºC, which is among the best results obtained in this type of materials.