Solar Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment

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Drawing on the authors’ extensive research and project implementation around the globe, Solar Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment covers solar energy resources, thermal and photovoltaic systems, and the economics involved in using solar energy. It provides background theory on solar energy as well as useful technical information for implementing solar energy applications.

The book details the strengths, weaknesses, and applications of solar power generation technologies. It discusses the design and implementation of often-overlooked solar technologies, such as solar water pumping, distillation, detoxification, refrigeration, and village power. The text also examines photovoltaic power and how it is best suited for remote-site applications with small to moderate power requirements. Examples, real-world case studies, and lessons learned from technical failures illustrate how to best implement solar energy projects.

The time for clean energy solutions is here. Only through energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies can modern civilization extricate itself from the gathering “perfect energy storm.” Focusing on one of the keys to lessen the potentially harmful impacts of the storm, this book discusses how to increase energy production from a clean energy source―the sun.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1420075667
Publisher ‏ : ‎ CRC Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 18, 2009
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781420075663
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1420075663
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.95 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1 x 10 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Energy and the Environment
Best Sellers Rank: #3,023,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #269 in Solar Energy #1,683 in Environmental Engineering (Books)
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