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008			140319s2014 ne a b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2014003358
020			_a9780124201552 (paperback)
040			_aEG-NcFUE _beng _cEG-NcFUE _erda _dEG-NcFUE
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aTH7414 _b.P53 2014
082	0	0	_a690.83704724 _bP.R.S _223
100	1		_aPlante, Russell H. _q(Russell Howard), _d1947-
245	1	0	_aSolar energy, photovoltaics, and domestic hot water : _ba technical and economic guide for project planners, builders, and property owners / _cRussell H. Plante.
250			_aFirst Edition.
264		1	_aAmsterdam ; _aBoston : _bAcademic Press, _c2014.
300			_axiii, 230 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent _btxt
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia _bn
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier _bnc
500			_aengineering bookfair2015
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. Considering the Solar Alternative 2. Simple Solar Basics 3. Determining Energy Usage 4. Solar Domestic Hot Water (DHW) Systems 5. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems 6. Economic Criteria for Financial Decisions 7. The Economics of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems 8. The Economics of Solar Photovoltaic Systems 9. The Solar Investment 10. The Energy Conundrum and Economic Consequences Appendix A. Mathematical Tables, Relationships, and Conversions B. Worksheets C. Comments on Draft Technical Support Document for Endangerment
520			_a"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 devices or systems to use the sun's energy were greater than the costs needed to use the other sources that were available. The cost of conventional energy sources will continue to increase, and the reliability of foreign energy imports will continue to be questionable at best. We are overdue in making a serious effort to apply the sun's energy in order to complement a larger portion of our ever-increasing energy needs. The "first" most appropriate and cost-effective large-scale application of solar energy involves the heating of water for domestic use and the generation of electricity for grid-tied residential use"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSolar houses.
650		0	_aSolar water heaters.
650		0	_aBuilding-integrated photovoltaic systems.
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