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1st ed. |
Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 230 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
Note |
Online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed May 12, 2014). |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226) and index. |
Summary |
"The direct use of solar energy has never been adopted on a worldwide scale since there have always been cheaper alternative energy sources available. It really wasn't that these sources were cheaper than the sun's energy which, after all, is free, but rather the costs of constructing devices or systems to use the sun's energy were greater than the costs needed to use the other sources that were available. The cost of conventional energy sources will continue to increase, and the reliability of foreign energy imports will continue to be questionable at best. We are overdue in making a serious effort to apply the sun's energy in order to complement a larger portion of our ever-increasing energy needs. The "first" most appropriate and cost-effective large-scale application of solar energy involves the heating of water for domestic use and the generation of electricity for grid-tied residential use"-- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Front Cover; Solar Energy Photovoltaics and Domestic Hot Water: A Technical and EconomicGuide for Project Planners, Builders, and Property Owners; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter wo -- Simple Solar Basics; 2.1 SUN AND EARTH FUNDAMENTALS; 2.2 RADIANT ENERGY CONSIDERATIONS; 2.3 ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; 2.4 SITING A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM; Chapter hree -- Determining Energy Usage; 3.1 ENERGY COSTS AND COMPARISONS; 3.2 PRINCIPLES OF HEAT ENERGY; 3.3 EXPLANATION OF HEAT TRANSFER; 3.4 TYPES OF HEAT TRANSFER. |
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7.8 PAYBACK ANALYSIS WITH TAX CREDIT INCENTIVESChapter en -- The Energy Conundrum and Economic Consequences; Appendix A -- Mathematical Tables, Relationships, and Conversions. |
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MATHEMATICAL TABLESMATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS; MATHEMATICAL CONVERSION (ALPHABETICAL ORDER); Appendix B Worksheets; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 8; CHAPTER 9; APPENDIX C; IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE ORIGINS OF THESE COMMENTS; I WHAT IS SCIENCE?; II WHAT DETERMINES CHANGES IN GLOBAL TEMPERATURES?; III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; IV SOLAR VARIABILITY; V ANOTHER POSSIBLE INCONSISTENCY: DO CHANGES IN CO2 CAUSE CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE?; VI SOME MAJOR INCONSISTENCIES IN THE SCIENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING THAT AT LEAST NEED TO BE EXPLAINED; ABBREVIATIONS; REFERENCES; References; Index. |
Subject |
Solar houses.
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Solar water heaters.
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Building-integrated photovoltaic systems.
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Solar energy.
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Solar Energy |
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Chauffe-eau solaires.
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Électrification photovoltaïque.
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Énergie solaire.
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solar water heaters.
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solar power.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Solar energy
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Building-integrated photovoltaic systems
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Solar houses
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Solar water heaters
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Other Form: |
Print version: Plante, Russell H. Solar energy, photovoltaics, and domestic hot water : a technical and economic guide for project planners, builders, and property owners. First edition. San Diego, California ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Academic Press, ©2014 xiii, 230 pages 9780124201552 |
ISBN |
9780124202139 |
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0124202136 |
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0124201555 |
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9780124201552 |
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9780124201552 |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000055976336 |
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AU@ 000062305855 |
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CHBIS 010295224 |
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CHNEW 001012202 |
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CHVBK 327777583 |
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DEBBG BV042032528 |
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DEBBG BV042300007 |
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DEBBG BV043608898 |
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DEBSZ 414179986 |
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DEBSZ 414275128 |
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DEBSZ 431673810 |
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DEBSZ 449425657 |
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GBVCP 882839748 |
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