The Vapour Compression Cycle is rather effecient, over 300% in some cases. Why couldn’t we use that to create a near limitless amount of energy by drawing heat from the atmosphere and using it to boil water to power a turbine?
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The key is that heat is not a source of energy. In order to get energy out, your have to have a place where it is hot, and a place where it is cold. Then there is energy to be had as your allow that hear to move through your mechanism.
Similarly, if you have energy, your can use it to move heat from a cold place to a hot place. That is what an air conditioner is doing.
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