Solar Projects Turn Into Disaster as Groundwater Dries Up, Leaving Residents Furious: 'Dead Without Water'

westernjournal.com ^ | 6/29/2023 | Michael Austin

[RetiredTexasVet]

especially to clean off dust, which, if left untouched, could cause various health problems for those nearby

You got to be kidding me. The article makes little sense and is poorly written .... will not get back the couple minutes wasted by reading it.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Of course, you can’t simply reject heat to the desert air to cool the water — you need a refrigeration system."

Sure you can. The problem arises because the panels become much hotter than the desert air because they are very dark and very efficient at absorbing photons. Blowing existing temperature desert air across the backs of the panels will at least reduce them to the current air temperature.

And you can make quite a nice refrigeration system with compressed air...it is called a "vortex tube" which takes ambient temperature air and literally blows hot air from one end and cold air from the other. Not as efficient as a compressor, but the ultimate in device simplicity.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I lived in Rock Springs, Wyoming for a little while many years ago. We had all the high desert dust AND never-ending winds that blew it through every crack in the house. Every evening, everything in the house was covered in dust.