i mean we can use some equipment to use up the heat of the globe for other purposes and cosequently cool the world
2007-12-16 05:09:12 · 7 answers · asked by skeptical 1 in Environment ➔ Global Warming
The effects of photovoltaics will also capture & convert some of the Sun's energy - but consider how large the earth is - about 80 million sq. miles land.
Do you realize that all the people on earth would easily fit within one cubic mile? Multiply it out!
2007-12-16 05:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by Rick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, it's a sound theory and a negligible contribution to current global warming (on par with the solar contribution). It's never going to become a problem, because we don't have that much fossil fuels anyway. The only way it would be an issue is if we ended up generating thousands of terawatts of nuclear energy, and frankly that's simply not a practical option. If somehow we do end up building enough infrastructure to produce thousands of TW at some point in the future, it will be almost entirely with renewable sources, which don't produce excess heat.
2016-05-24 05:22:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is called a heat pump. Already in use for heating, has been for years. You still ned to generate energy to run the heat pump. You cannot get more energy out of a system than what you put in. You are just moving the heat from one place to another, not removing it from the system.
You could also just paint huge areas white to reflect more of the Sun's heat back into space.
2007-12-16 05:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Charles C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amount of 'heat' on the planet is not finite. When people speak of global warming they are mainly describing a radiation energy balance between the earth and sun, and how CO2 modfies this equation.
As far as your machine is concerned, check the 2nd law of thermodynamics. Also look up efficiencies of compressed air systems.
2007-12-16 05:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by Joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow....
are you serious? or are you just trying to instigate heated response...?
heat is widely known as an unusable medium of energy, humans have found ways to use it, but not in a scale large enough to make any difference in the increased heat of the globe
You're also kinda asking for an unreasonable means to a great end. there is no 'magical' machine that sucks heat out of the atmosphere.
2007-12-16 05:19:41 · answer #5 · answered by -24601- 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me know when you have a patent.
2007-12-17 08:34:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay....go right ahead and come up with it then.
2007-12-16 05:18:28 · answer #7 · answered by Kelly L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋