Solar Energy
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Solar Energy

Renewable Energy and the Environment

Robert Foster, Majid Ghassemi, Alma Cota

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Solar Energy

Renewable Energy and the Environment

Robert Foster, Majid Ghassemi, Alma Cota

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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 implem

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781420075670
Edition
1
Topic
Scienze fisiche
Subtopic
Energia
Introduction 
to 
Solar 
Energy 
5
PROBLEMS
1.1. 
Describe 
how 
the 
global 
economy 
depends 
on 
fossil 
fuels 
today.
1.2. 
What 
do 
you 
think 
will 
be 
the 
key 
energy 
solutions 
to 
meeting 
the 
twenty-first 
century’s 
global 
energy 
challenge?
1.3. 
Do 
you 
believe 
that 
it 
is 
a 
greater 
priority 
for 
wealthier, 
industrialized 
countries 
to 
install 
grid-tie 
PV 
systems 
or 
for 
poorer, 
less 
developed 
countries 
to 
adopt 
off-grid 
PV 
systems?
1.4. 
Describe 
three 
things 
that 
you 
can 
do 
practically 
in 
your 
life 
today 
to 
reduce 
your 
energy 
footprint.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Series Preface
  4. The Series Editor
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. The Authors
  8. The Contributors
  9. Chapter 1. Introduction to Solar Energy
  10. Chapter 2. Solar Resource
  11. Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Engineering: Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
  12. Chapter 4. Solar Thermal Systems and Applications
  13. Chapter 5. Photovoltaic Cells
  14. Chapter 6. Photovoltaic Conversion Systems
  15. Chapter 7. Photovoltaic System Sizing and Design
  16. Chapter 8. Photovoltaic (PV) Applications
  17. Chapter 9. Economics
  18. Chapter 10. Institutional Issues
  19. Chapter 11. Energy Storage
  20. Solar Energy Glossary
  21. Appendix A: World Insolation Data
  22. Appendix B: Friction Loss Factors
  23. Appendix C: Present Value Factors
  24. Appendix D: Table of Approximate PV Pumping-System Costs
  25. Back cover
Citation styles for Solar Energy

APA 6 Citation

Foster, R., Ghassemi, M., & Cota, A. (2009). Solar Energy (1st ed.). CRC Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1696390/solar-energy-renewable-energy-and-the-environment-pdf (Original work published 2009)

Chicago Citation

Foster, Robert, Majid Ghassemi, and Alma Cota. (2009) 2009. Solar Energy. 1st ed. CRC Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1696390/solar-energy-renewable-energy-and-the-environment-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Foster, R., Ghassemi, M. and Cota, A. (2009) Solar Energy. 1st edn. CRC Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1696390/solar-energy-renewable-energy-and-the-environment-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Foster, Robert, Majid Ghassemi, and Alma Cota. Solar Energy. 1st ed. CRC Press, 2009. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.