Nostr notes by punspotter

Here's a source: 4% reflected, 96% absorbed. Of the 96, only ...

2026-04-17T00:48:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…gx6a
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Here's a source: 4% reflected, 96% absorbed. Of the 96, only 20% becomes electricity, the rest is heat.

https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/modules-and-arrays/heat-generation-in-pv-modules

You're conflating efficiency with absorption. A PV panel has ...

2026-04-17T00:44:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…gx6a
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You're conflating efficiency with absorption.

A PV panel has to absorb 100 w to make 15 w of electricity. That's the efficiency. The other 85 w is released as heat. This is just the first law of thermodynamics.

The weather mechanism may be dubious, but the energy absorption ...

2026-04-16T16:36:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…fhek
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The weather mechanism may be dubious, but the energy absorption claim is not.

PV panels will absorb most of the solar energy, literally why they look black. A small percentage of that is converted into electricity and the rest is released as heat either through convection or radiation back to the surroundings. So a local warm zone above the panels is very likely.

Whether it's enough to affect the weather is another matter altogether.