3 ms·
Where does the waste heat go?
by grey_earthling 4y ago
Where does the waste heat go?
- thomasmg 4y agoWhile running, there is no additional "waste" heat: Without solar panels, 100% of the sun rays heats the earth; with solar panels, 20% is converted to electricity, and then converted to heat again.
- freemint 4y agoNot quiet 100%×(1-albedo) heats the earth. So solar panels have a lower albedo then some surfaces so it just might heat the earth more but the CO2 not emitted reduces the isolation (green house effect) of earth and can therefore lead to a net reduction in temp.
- hypertele-Xii 4y agoHeat escapes into space. Global warming happens because of excess of atmospheric gasses that prevent heat from escaping into space.