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post 1647282373 09-18-2021, 08:16 AM
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Nifty New Cooling Technology- Keeping Buildings Cool For Less

Nice to see some positive news sometimes. Not sure if this is under production yet, but it seems pretty great for hot dry climates:



There is a long boring ad in the middle, so you can skip to this one which should start after the ad:



I could see pairing this up w/solar panels by putting the solar panels on the roof exposure with the best solar gain and then using the other portion for these cooling panels.
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post 1647282683 09-18-2021, 08:25 AM
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On the coasts, why not divert the heat into a distilling mechanism that then distills water and pumps the water in your home for non-consumption purposes, like toilet water?
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Originally Posted By leafs43
On the coasts, why not divert the heat into a distilling mechanism that then distills water and pumps the water in your home for non-consumption purposes, like toilet water?


Heat is a type of energy so if we could remove it from where we don't want it and put it to work for something else that seems like a win.
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post 1647285013 09-18-2021, 09:39 AM
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This is a bigger deal than electric vehicles.
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post 1647285583 09-18-2021, 09:57 AM
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Seems neat, of course at the very end they tack on it's less effective in Texas-style climate. Humidity is such a bitch, oh well. Hopefully here soon they come up with efficient ways to keep people comfortable. I have to wonder why the climate alarmists get so worked up over mandating people stop eating meat because of farting cows but never seem to be bothered with this kind of thing that would have roughly x10,000 times the impact that nobody is going to fight against.

Between something like this and geothermal cooling/heating, you might just be able to cut the costs of AC down to a fraction of what it is now.
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This is a bigger deal than electric vehicles.
This might have answered my question. In the video, he directly compares these panels to solar ones and they're 250% better (they save way more energy than panels produce).

... and that is your answer why the libchits aren't up in arms about this. Their masters, who only follow $$$s and waste more energy individually than a small city, they make bank off solar panel scams and blowing tax payer money on their second cousin's Solyndra-style money laundering. Why disrupt all that greed to actually do something to solve the problem? If the problem is solved, how are they going to keep running scams?

So, the ones who call the shots (who do not care and only use movements to make money) say a narrative, one that doesn't include this because they're not interested in an actual solution, and the lemmings don't question it. I'll be installing one of these on my roof and they'll be picketing my front yard screaming at me because I had steak and eggs for breakfast.
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post 1647286393 09-18-2021, 10:17 AM
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Did the video discuss what percentage of the cooling is from reflecting light vs the other nano stuff? I mean, if I can just put mirrors on my roof and save 70% off my electric bill...

Or maybe they can combine a mirror system that directs the light to solar panels for the best of both worlds.
post 1647286763 09-18-2021, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted By JUSA
Seems neat, of course at the very end they tack on it's less effective in Texas-style climate. Humidity is such a bitch, oh well. Hopefully here soon they come up with efficient ways to keep people comfortable. I have to wonder why the climate alarmists get so worked up over mandating people stop eating meat because of farting cows but never seem to be bothered with this kind of thing that would have roughly x10,000 times the impact that nobody is going to fight against.

Between something like this and geothermal cooling/heating, you might just be able to cut the costs of AC down to a fraction of what it is now.

This might have answered my question. In the video, he directly compares these panels to solar ones and they're 250% better (they save way more energy than panels produce).

... and that is your answer why the libchits aren't up in arms about this. Their masters, who only follow $$$s and waste more energy individually than a small city, they make bank off solar panel scams and blowing tax payer money on their second cousin's Solyndra-style money laundering. Why disrupt all that greed to actually do something to solve the problem? If the problem is solved, how are they going to keep running scams?

So, the ones who call the shots (who do not care and only use movements to make money) say a narrative, one that doesn't include this because they're not interested in an actual solution, and the lemmings don't question it. I'll be installing one of these on my roof and they'll be picketing my front yard screaming at me because I had steak and eggs for breakfast.
The lemmings only learn buzzwords and enough talking points to compose a rant.

For example, most don't know that producing solar panels produces more pollution than burning fossil fuels. Yes, over the longterm you reduce emissions, but at the point of manufacture the emissions are quite high so it takes time to realize any reduction.

As well, grid scale solar arrays literally cook birds in the air. You can't just put them whever you want.

When it comes to energy there is no free lunch.
The closer we approach the uncertainty of life's ending the more we wish to trade all of the things we have acquired in exchange for all of the things we have lost: wealth for youth, knowledge for fresh curiosity, resignation for hope. We'd trade our wisdom for new experiences, but it is wisdom that will teach us that at the end of the road the only new experience is death.
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