Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL there's a solar powered pink refrigerator in the Namib Desertafricaviewfacts.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1485arrow-down15
arrow-up1480arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a solar powered pink refrigerator in the Namib Desertafricaviewfacts.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squarePieMePlenty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-26 days agoNot a lot. Maximum power a fridge would draw is around 150W and it will work for about 8 hours per day so 1.2 kW. A 1 m² panel should provide enough power and energy, even with conversion losses. You’d need a battery though.
Not a lot. Maximum power a fridge would draw is around 150W and it will work for about 8 hours per day so 1.2 kW. A 1 m² panel should provide enough power and energy, even with conversion losses. You’d need a battery though.