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Solar technology

Thorpe, D; 01/08/2011

Solar energy is free and sustainable with many methods of harnessing it. This guide is an essential introduction to the subject and explains how the technologies work, how they can be employed and the costs of using them. It provides detailed yet accessible coverage of: passive solar building solar water heating solar space heating other solar thermal applications (such as cooling and desalination) grid-connected photovoltaics stand-alone photovoltaics. It also introduces the reader to larger scale applications such as concentrating solar power.

Book details

Physical description: 24.8 x 19.4 blue 238pp

Edition: 1st

Publisher: Earthscan

Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxfordshire

ISBN: 9781849711098

Classification: E410.1 -

Keywords: Solar energy - passive solar building - Solar water heating - photovoltaics

Subjects: Process and resources engineering, Building, Building Science and Technology, Space heating, Process heating, Resource use and management, Skills, education and training, Economics, business and commerce, Electricity generation, Solar energy, Photovoltaics, Solar thermal, Water source heat pumps, Transportation, Transmission and Distribution, Concentrated Solar Power, Desalination