Cooling With Solar Energy

I mean if we absorb too many rays with our custom panels, there won't be enough bouncing around in our atmosphere, right?

You make a good point. That's a good question. I like folks who think out of the box. Sun rays that penetrate the earth atmosphere bounce off the surface, hit the upper atmosphere and return to the surface. Solar panels absorb rays and prevent this

2009-01-19 15:01:19 by You're Kidding... Right?

Regardless if you construct in Scandinavia, Germany, Spain or Morocco: due to our particular Energy-Management-Systems, a year-long solar heating ...

So if an average home roof in North America is covered with solar panels, how much does the shade from the panels reduce the demand for cooling via other methods, i.e. air conditioning? I'm not looking for how much power they generate, but how...

Found the site listed in the source. It compares different roofing material and the temperature rise resulting. One could imagine that the solar panels would be smooth. The other source goes on to say cooler roofing material can reduce air...

2009-10-12 08:12:16 by jhahn72

Can you counter these comments below for replacing Air conditioners with solar air conditioners

A/C is everywhere."
Wrong! Lots of people have no A/C.

"They attach themselves..."
No,...

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2009-06-21 09:58:34 by fandu f

I live in Salt Lake City, where I cool my house with evaporative cooling (AKA "swamp cooling"). Given the amount of solar energy available here in the summer, I'm wondering if I could get additional cooling by connecting a solar-powered...

If the water is cooler there would obviously be some slight increase in cooling, but it would be small, the main cooling is caused by the heat absorbed by the change from liquid to gas.
Also, Peltier effect cooling is not very efficient,...

2007-05-12 11:46:31 by GrantH

I am looking for a system which will act as a blind on a window but with the same abilities ie. adjust the shutter to vary the light.
I am keen to block the sun from the back of my house but do not want to block all the light.
This will

First, hook a solar module on a hinge at the top of the window on the out side of the house. Then put adjustable legs on the module about mid way so you can adjust it down in the summer to block the sun from comming in. Then you can lift it in the...

2007-06-20 00:32:46 by gorilla

I live in an older neighborhood, and we have a garage that we never use because it's small and inconvenient. It sits about twenty feet from the back of our house. The garage is masonry block construction, about 18' x 18', and has a hipped roof. It...

Yes, it has the right location. Make sure no trees cast shadows on it in the afternoon. I have a similar two garage car port that support my four second generation copper solar panels.that heat my 200 gallon solar hot water system. I have a...

2007-10-07 13:24:13 by joe friday's grrl