Duffie J., Beckman W. Solar engeneering of thermal processes

Willey, 2011. 352 p. ISBN:0470647809. The definitive guide to the science of solar energy You hold in your hands the first, and only, truly comprehensive guide to the most abundant and most promising source of alternative energy—solar power. In recent years, all major countries in the world have been calling for an energy revolution. The renewable energy industry will drive a vigorous expansion of the global economy and create more "green" jo...

3 edition. Wiley, 2006. 928 p. ISBN-10:0471698679, ISBN-13:9780471698678. The updated, cornerstone engineering resource of solar energy theory and applications. Solar technologies already provide energy for heat, light, hot water, electricity, and cooling for homes, businesses, and industry. Because solar energy only accounts for one-tenth of a percent of primary energy demand, relatively small increases in market penetration can lead to very r...

The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2010 - 198 p. Featuring step-by-step instructions and useful photos and illustrations, this hands-on guide is filled with solar energy solutions you can put to use right away. Solar Power for Your Home shows you how to set up a variety of simple, money-saving solar projects quickly and easily, such as a solar water heater, a solar pool pump, solar lighting, a solar oven-and even a solar-powered lawn mower! Learn all ab...

Springer, 2007. 596 p. ISBN:3540709479 From the reviews: "This translation of a book originally published in German discusses and analyzes the basics of solar, wind, photovoltaic, geothermal, and water-based energy (including ocean energy). … this well-illustrated work is full of valuable information. … Many tables, charts, and drawings are included. Authors Kaltschmit, Streicher, and Wiese are listed in the book as editors; they have compiled...

WIT Press, 2010. 225 p. ISBN:1845641477, ISBN:9781845641474. The book is concerned with renewable energy sources. In particular, it reviews the state of the art in thermal solar techniques and biomasses. The first topic treated is solar radiation, followed by the possible utilizations of solar energy through thermal solar techniques. The last part of the book relates to biomasses, starting from the definition of this wide-ranging field and how i...

A Thesis submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, 2007. - 164 pages. Solar thermal technology is competitive in some very limited markets. The most common use for solar thermal technology has been for water heating in sunny climates. Another use is for power production, such as the Vanguard system and the Shannendoah Valley Parabolic dish system. However...

Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2008, 119 pages Nonimaging optics is a subdiscipline of optics whose development over the last 35–40 years was led by scientists from the University of Chicago and other cooperating individuals and institutions. The approach provides a formalism that allows the design of optical devices that approach the maximum physically attainable geometric concentration for a given set of optical tolerances. This means that i...

Richard Hantula. How Do Solar Panels Work? 2009. - 33 р. Table of Contents Endless Energy Solar Cells Galore Energy from Sunshine Understanding Electricity Looking Back Inside a Solar Cell Cells + Cells + Cells Panels on Homes and Other Buildings Good Things About Solar Panels Concerns About Solar Panels Giving Solar Power a Boost Solar Cells Get Better and Better More Solar Products Glossary To Learn More Index

Springer, 2007, Pages: 197 Chapters on wind, photovoltaic and solar thermal sources argue that these are not able to meet present electricity demands, let alone future demands. Even more impossible will be meeting the demand for liquid fuel. The planet’s capacity to produce biomass is far below what would be required. Chapter 6 explains why it is not likely that there will ever be a hydrogen economy, in view of the difficulties in generating su...

Springer-Verlag Berlin, 2011, 579 pages Today’s solar cell multi-GW market is dominated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer technology, however new cell concepts are entering the market. One very promising solar cell design to answer these needs is the silicon hetero-junction solar cell, of which the emitter and back surface field are basically produced by a low temperature growth of ultra-thin layers of amorphous silicon. In this design, amorp...