Ochieng R.M. (Ed.) Solar Collectors and Panels, Theory and Applications

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...

Creative science. Build your own solar cells. Страниц: 50 Эта книга на английском языке о том как своими силами сделать PV солнечную панель. Причем рассмотрены несколько способов. Contents About photovoltaic’s Turning sunlight into electricity! The Japan solar cell patent Copper chorline solar cell A more simplified copper solar cell Homemade copper solar cells Method of manufacturing solar cell

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...

SunPower publishing, 2007. - 97 pages. Simple Solar Homesteading: Self Help This book is for anyone who is thinking about or already living off grid and wants to learn how to build simple solar homesteading projects to make life easier. Included in this book are complete plans for several projects and all plans include pictures, step by step directions, cost and material list. Also included is an invaluable resource list for homesteaders to find...

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...

Mary D. Archer, Robert Hill, Clean Electricity from Photovoltaics (Series on Photoconversion of Solar Energy, Volume 1). World Scientific Publishing Company, 2001, 844 pages. Книга, ставшая классическим учебником в области солнечной фотовольтаики. CONTENTS 1. The past and present 2. Device physics of silicon solar cells 3. Principles of cell design 4. Crystalline silicon solar cells 5. Amorphous silicon solar cells 6. Cadmium telluride solar ce...

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

Thomson Gale, 2006. 510 p. ISBN:1-4414-0507-3 Volume 1 Contents Introduction Words to Know Overview Chapter 1: Fossil Fuels Introduction: What are Fossil Fuels? Petroleum Natural Gas Coal Coal Gasification Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Propane and Butan Methanol Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether For More Information Chapter 2: Bioenergy Introduction: What is Bioenergy? Solid Biomass Biodiesel Vegetable Oil Fuels Biogas Ethanol and Other A...