Infrared Paint Dryer

"Surprisingly, the Californians can do more to reduce climate change by simply reducing the waste produced by solar heating of structures and pavements by conserving energy alone - but please, do that again!" wrote Dr. Alex Cannara. Dr. Cannara is a member of the Green Ribbon Committee Menlo and a noted scientist in the field of renewable energies. Dr. Cannara suggests that many of our initiatives have strayed from the basic science is absent.

According to Dr. Cannara we receive just 0.0000000005 production of energy from the sun during the day. But this isolation of one hour on the sunny side of the Earth is equivalent to the energy consumption of all mankind for one year. The Earth receives 1300 watts per square meter (1080 watts per square meter) at the top of our atmosphere. If this measure is adjusted for day / night and weather, which reduced to about 400 watts delivered to each square meter of pavement, roofing, vehicles and water bodies. This heat is equal to 3 hair dryers for each section 8 ft x 8 ft with a roof or floor. For a house, it generally amounts to 50,000 watts of heat being delivered directly to the air above the roof of a house.

The real solution is

to change the way we absorb this hearing. Dr. Cannara stresses that the use of solar panels on your roof is not enough. "Even with solar-electric, this non-concentrating solar panels convert about 15% of sunlight into electricity, by turning 85% by heating the air, like the dark shingles." So the result low altitude that can change this formula is just the lighting or whiten the color of roof shingles, paved areas and structures.

The science behind this solution is simple. When a person paints their roofs white, they are increasing the reflectivity (albedo) of the light from the sun. Historically, manufacturers have not considered the albedo. Low albedo (dark) surfaces convert sunlight visible vibration of their molecules (heat). This heat is then re-emitted upward as infrared waves, which gives him a second chance to be absorbed as greenhouse gas emissions. When painting your roof white your case that this process is considerably reduced, which reduces heat and infrared energy produced. This in turn keeps the structures and cooler areas causing less energy to spend on cooling. Dr. Cannara believes that "local / global warming is unnecessarily increased, at any level of concentration of greenhouse gases. Correcting this has an immediate impact and benefit the climate. "

The morality of science is simple. One can make a greater contribution to reducing global warming by increasing the albedo of all your structures. "If all human structures improved reflectivity of 50%, it would have an equal effect on everyone on the earth without use of fuels for energy for one year. One year. There is no greater, simple, cost or contribution of each of us can do. "Thanks to Dr. Cannara for his research on this subject and you can contact cannara@sbcglobal.net.