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This is evaprotive cooling tech. These things have existed for 1000s of years. They are called zeer pots.
The water evaporates through the outter clay pot and the latent heat of vaporization causes the water to cool drastically. Same exact principle as an air-conditioning unit, but it's not a closed system, so you have to add more water. And waters energy from vaporization isn't as good as a refrigerant. And it'll only work well in a dry environment.
Yep, these are brilliant for dry climates, but for humid areas you'd need something else or a small power station (check out gearscouts.com if you need one that's actaully efficient with LFP batteries).