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Re:India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius by blensor on Sunday June 02, 2019 @12:48PM (#20076520)
Is this really a long term solution. An A/C does not "produce" cold air it just reduces the temperature at one spot by increasing the temperature in another place making the temperature around those buildings even warmer. At some point A/C units will be battling for that little temperature difference that allows them to perform their function with increasingly higher energy demand.
Re:India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius by TaylorAlexander on Sunday June 02, 2019 @01:18PM (#20076697)
Yeah and how much CO2 emissions will that A/C emit?
Re:India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius by bufferoverflow on Sunday June 02, 2019 @02:37PM (#20077166)
Zero if it runs off solar.
Re:India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius by blensor on Sunday June 02, 2019 @02:50PM (#20077227)
I'm not sure if it's an actual issue but solar panels are quite dark and get really hot. I could imagine that a huge solar array does measurably heat the immediate surrounding area.
Re:India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius by bufferoverflow on Sunday June 02, 2019 @08:26PM (#20079408)
Even if it were true, it doesn't produce extra CO2.
Re:India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius by TaylorAlexander on Sunday June 02, 2019 @10:58PM (#20080056)
Sure, but a solar powered A/C system is well out of the price range of a few billion people on earth.