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swechsler
·há 2 anos·discuss
Smart TVs are cheaper. As already mentioned in another response, just use a smart TV in dumb mode. You get the streaming providers to subsidize your purchase without you giving them any money.
swechsler
·há 2 anos·discuss
Measuring efficiency of photovoltaic panels takes into account the maximum amount of energy that can be recovered for a given amount of sunlight (a theoretical max of about 1kw/m^2). So 20% efficiency implies that 20% of the total energy that hits a given area of panel is converted to electrical energy (the rest is presumably reflected off or converted to heat). Whether the area is 2 or 3 dimensional is irrelevant; any upper layer will necessarily result in diminished energy passed to the lower layers.
swechsler
·há 2 anos·discuss
Solar panels have already hit above 20% efficiency. 60 times that would mean 1200% efficient. I'm no thermodynamics expert, but I'm pretty sure that's impossible.
swechsler
·há 2 anos·discuss
No, they specifically say "air source" heat pumps. And geothermal isn't new.