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The fact that industrial sized ground cooling is already kinda common makes me feel way worse about it, not better.
by namaria 4y ago
The fact that industrial sized ground cooling is already kinda common makes me feel way worse about it, not better.
- anarticle 4y agoWhat you have described is geothermal heating, only using less total energy due to not having to heat for human survival. This tech is also used on buildings to keep from frost heaving. https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/technology/2016/09/thermosyphons-use-simple-physics-to-lick-cold-climate-challenges-1018682w https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/technology/2016... It's not that big of a deal, consider the thermal difference between the ground and air. Also, consider it is not using any input energy to do it, simply the evaporation of ammonia!
- namaria 4y agoNet energy is the crucial difference. One generates carbon emissions to make carbon based infrastructure last longer, further generating emissions, while the other actually displaces them.