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Solar energy, photovoltaics, and domestic hot water : a technical and economic guide for project planners, builders, and property owners /
"The direct use of solar energy has never been adopted on a worldwide scale since there have always been cheaper alternative energy sources available. It really wasn't that these sources were cheaper than the sun's energy which, after all, is free, but rather the costs of constructing...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, CA :
Academic Press,
�2014.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Solar Energy Photovoltaics and Domestic Hot Water: A Technical and EconomicGuide for Project Planners, Builders, and Property Owners; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter wo
- Simple Solar Basics; 2.1 SUN AND EARTH FUNDAMENTALS; 2.2 RADIANT ENERGY CONSIDERATIONS; 2.3 ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; 2.4 SITING A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM; Chapter hree
- Determining Energy Usage; 3.1 ENERGY COSTS AND COMPARISONS; 3.2 PRINCIPLES OF HEAT ENERGY; 3.3 EXPLANATION OF HEAT TRANSFER; 3.4 TYPES OF HEAT TRANSFER.
- 7.8 PAYBACK ANALYSIS WITH TAX CREDIT INCENTIVESChapter en
- The Energy Conundrum and Economic Consequences; Appendix A
- Mathematical Tables, Relationships, and Conversions.
- MATHEMATICAL TABLESMATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS; MATHEMATICAL CONVERSION (ALPHABETICAL ORDER); Appendix B Worksheets; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 8; CHAPTER 9; APPENDIX C; IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE ORIGINS OF THESE COMMENTS; I WHAT IS SCIENCE?; II WHAT DETERMINES CHANGES IN GLOBAL TEMPERATURES?; III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; IV SOLAR VARIABILITY; V ANOTHER POSSIBLE INCONSISTENCY: DO CHANGES IN CO2 CAUSE CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE?; VI SOME MAJOR INCONSISTENCIES IN THE SCIENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING THAT AT LEAST NEED TO BE EXPLAINED; ABBREVIATIONS; REFERENCES; References; Index.