Product Description: This book provides an outstanding single-volume resource on the topic of solar energy for young adults and general audiences.• Provides an accessible and useful technical introduction to the various ways in which solar energy can be used for heat production and the generation of electricity• Outlines some of the critical environmental, technical, economic, and political issues that have prevented solar energy from becoming a more significant part of the nation's energy equation• Includes primary source documents such as relevant laws, court cases, position statements, and other items that allow readers to directly examine the history of solar energ...read more

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Product Description: Easy-to-understand, accurate, and comprehensive, this is the guide for anyone interested in installing a solar electric system.Power from the Sun provides a basic understanding of electricity, solar energy and the sun, and solar site assessment...read more

Provides background information, purchasing data, and step-by-step instructions for operating boats, RVs, or homes and creating energy for hot water and heating with renewable energy sources.

Product Description: Consumer Guide to Solar Energy is a must for those who are tired of power brownouts and blackouts, skyrocketing energy bills and the feeling that there is nothing we can do to help resolve these problems ourselves. Don't wait for utility bill sticker shock to worsen, or sit through another power outage or energy disruption...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Provides information on the household applications of solar energy, including heating and cooking, and provides guidelines for evaluating systems

Explains solar energy theory, discusses the influence of climate and cloud cover, and shows how to select, evaluate and estimate the costs of a solar heating and cooling system

Explains solar energy theory, discusses the influence of climate and cloud cover, and shows how to select, evaluate and estimate the costs of a solar heating and cooling system (view table of contents)

Explains the principles of the solar heating of houses, lists sources of information, and describes the designs of 35 solar homes

Surveys the current uses and costs of nonfossil energy sources, speculated on probable future developments, and suggests possible areas of investigation and application for utility managers, architects, and engineers