Re:1 TW of solar to be deployed annually by 2030
by 41b696ef1113 on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @09:07PM
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I am not sure that is correct. It is possible that solar panels absorb more total energy and keep it locally than would otherwise be reflected back into space via radiative cooling.
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Re:1 TW of solar to be deployed annually by 2030
by thereisnospork on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @09:40PM
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Possibly, although it would behoove solar panels to have a high albedo along the non-electrically producing wavelengths. Lower panel temperatures mean higher efficiency, but the effort might not be worth the marginal improvement.