Comment on Can enough solar pannels decrease the global temps?

SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wyt urth 4evuh or some nonsense I’m not a scientician

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• TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  but solar panels are black, does that mean it’ll just make the earth hotter overall?

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  • rowinxavier@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They appear black because they do not rreflect light but rather than absorb photons as heat they absorb them as electricity. This conversion means they do not get hot like a painted black surface does. In fact, solar panels are heat sensitive and become inefficient if too hot, so some have cooling on the back side or even water cooling.

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