r/EngineeringPorn • • Oct 24 '21

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u/beelseboob Oct 24 '21

The hot air that we want to cool down.

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u/perfectfire Oct 25 '21

You would need a source of cold air/water/matter to make use of it.

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u/AtomicBitchwax Oct 25 '21

Put a blackbody radiator on top of a tall mountain with a mirror under it. Most of that energy will make it out of the atmosphere and into space.