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Hoffman, Allan R. Solar energy. In Macmillan encyclopedia
of energy, v. 3. New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. p. 1050-1063. Smith, Kimberly K. Solar energy. In her Powering our future:
an energy sourcebook for sustainable living. New York, iUniverse,
c2005. p. 129-146.
Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which books on solar energy can be located in most card, book, and online catalogs include the following:
Behling, Sophia, and Stefan Behling, in collaboration with
Bruno Schindler. Solar power: the evolution of sustainable
architecture. New York, Prestel, 2000. 240 p. Ewing, Rex A. Power with nature: alternative energy solutions
for homeowners. Updated 2nd ed. Masonville, CO, PixyJack Press,
c2006. 287 p. Kryza, Frank. T. The power of light: the epic story of man’s
quest to harness the sun. New York, London, McGraw-Hill, c2003.
298 p. Laird, Frank N. Solar energy, technology policy, and institutional
values. Cambridge, Eng., New York, Cambridge University Press,
2001. 248 p. Perlin, John. From space to earth: the story of solar electricity. Cambridge,
MA, Harvard University Press, 2002. 221 p. Scheer, Hermann. The solar economy: renewable energy for
a sustainable global future. London, Sterling, VA, Earthscan, 2002. 347 p. Sklar, Scott, and Kenneth G. Sheinkopf. Consumer guide to
solar energy: new ways to lower utility costs, cut taxes, and
take
control of your energy needs.
3rd ed. Chicago, Bonus Books, c2002. 195 p.
Solar Heating and Solar Houses Ewing, Rex A., and Doug Pratt. Got sun? go solar: get free
renewable energy to power your grid-tied home. Masonville, CO, PixyJack Press,
2005. 159 p. Goswami, D. Yogi, Frank Kreith, and Jan F. Kreider. Principles
of solar engineering. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Taylor & Francis,
c2000. 694 p. History and overview of solar heat technologies. Edited by Donald
A. Beattie. Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, c1997. 278 p. (Solar heat
technologies, v. 1) Porteous, Colin, and Kerr MacGregor. Solar architecture in
cool climates. London, Sterling, VA, Earthscan, 2005. 266 p.
Tiwari, G. N. Solar energy: fundamentals, design, modelling and applications. New York, Nova Science Publishers, c2006. 525 p. Clean electricity from photovoltaics. Edited by Mary D. Archer
and Robert Hill. London, Imperial College Press, c2001. 844 p.
(Series on photoconversion of solar energy, v. 1) Goetzberger, A., and V. U. Hoffmann. Photovoltaic solar energy
generation. Berlin, New York, Springer, c2005. Green, Martin A. Third generation photovoltaics: advanced
solar energy conversion. Berlin, New York, Springer, c2006. 160 p. (Springer
series in photonics, v. 12) Messenger, Roger A., and Jerry Ventre. Photovoltaic systems
engineering. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, c2004. 455p. Nelson, Jenny. The physics of solar cells. London, Imperial College
Press; River Edge, NJ, Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,
c2003. 363 p. Next generation photovoltaics: high efficiency through full
spectrum utilization. Edited by Antonio Martí and Antonio Duque.
Bristol, Eng., Philadelphia, Institute of Physics, c2004. 332 p. Organic photovoltaics: mechanism, materials, and devices. Edited
by Sam-Shajing Sun, Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci. Boca Raton, FL, Taylor & Francis,
2005. 629 p. Photovoltaics and architecture: an introduction for architects
and engineers. Edited by Randall Thomas. New York, Spon Press,
2001. 155 p. Pieper, Adi. The easy guide to solar electric. Santa Fe, NM,
ADI Solar, 1999. 214 p. Solar electricity. Edited by Tomas Markvart. 2nd ed. Chichester,
Eng., New York, Wiley, 2000. 280 p. Thin-film solar cells: next generation photovoltaics and
its applications. Edited by Yoshihiro Hamakawa. Berlin, New York, Springer,
c2004. 244 p. (Springer series in photonics, v. 13) Zahedi, Ahmad. The engineering and economics of solar photovoltaic
energy systems. Melbourne, Aus., New World Pub., c2003. 308 p. Solar thermal Implementation of solar thermal technology. Edited by Ronal W. Larson
and Ronald E. West. Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, c1996. 995 p. (Solar heat
technologies, v. 10) Performance and durability assessment: optical materials
for solar thermal systems. Edited by Michael Köhl and others.
Amsterdam, Boston, Elsevier, 2004. 395 p. Planning and installing solar thermal systems: a guide
for installers, architects, and engineers. The German Solar Energy
Society (DGS). London, Sterling, VA, James & James/Earthscan,
c2005. 298 p. Solar thermal technologies for buildings: the state of
the art. Edited by M. Santamouris. London, James & James (Science
Publishers) Ltd., c2003. 240 p. Passive Solar Building Design Brown, G. Z., and Mark DeKay. Sun, wind & light: architectural design
strategies. 2nd ed. New York, Wiley, c2001. 382 p. Chiras, Daniel D. The solar house: passive heating and
cooling. White River Juction, VT, Chelsea Green Pub., 2002. 274 p. Kachadorian, James. The passive solar house. White River
Junction, VT, Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c1997. 210 p. The Passive solar design and construction handbook. Steven
Winter Associates. Edited by Michael J. Crosbie. New York,
Wiley, c1998. 291 p. Profiting from sunshine: passive solar building in the
mountains. Edited by N. K. Bansal and Kamal Rijal. Kathmandu, International
Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, c2000. 284 p. Other Applications of Solar Energy Barlow, Roy, Bernard McNelis, and Anthony Derrick. Solar
pumping: an introduction and update on the technology, performance,
costs,
and economics. London, Intermediate Technology Publications; Washington,
World Bank, 1993. 153 p. (World Bank technical paper, no.168) Gurley, Virginia Heather. Solar cooking naturally. 4th ed. Sedona,
AZ, SunLightWorks, 1999. 92 p. Leutz, Ralf, and Akio Suzuki. Nonimaging Fresnel lenses:
design and performance of solar concentrators. Berlin, New York, Springer,
c2001. 272 p. (Springer series in optical sciences, v. 83) Hermannsdörfer, Ingrid, and Christine Rüb. Solar
design: photovoltaics for old buildings, urban space, landscape.
Photovoltaik
für Altbau, Stadtraum, Landschaft. Berlin, Jovis, c2005. 143
p. Patel, Mukund R. Wind and solar power systems: design, analysis,
and operation. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL, Taylor & Francis, c2006.
448 p. Blanco Gálvez, Julián, and Sixto Malato Rodríguez.
Solar detoxification. Paris, UNESCO Pub., 2003. 187 p. Solar energy in agriculture. Edited by Blaine F. Parker. Amsterdam,
New York, Elsevier, distributor for the United States and Canada,
c1991. 447 p. (Energy in world agriculture, v. 4) Thacher, Eric Forsta. A solar car primer. New York, Nova Science
Publishers, c2003. 1 v. Experiments and projects Million Solar Roofs Initiative. Schaeffer, John, and the collaborative design/construction team,
David Arkin and others. A place in the sun: the evolution of
the Real Goods Solar Living Center. White River Junction, VT, Chelsea
Green Pub. Co., c1997. 187 p. Solar air systems--built examples. Edited by S. Robert Hastings.
London, James & James, c1999. 218 p. Solar Decathlon. Solar energy houses: strategies, technologies, examples. Edited
by Anne Grete Hestnes, Robert Hastings, and Bjarne Saxhof. London,
James & James, c1997. 170 p.
Bibliographies Broman, Lars. Thermophotovoltaics bibliography. Golden, CO, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory; Springfield, VA, National Technical
Information Service, U. S. Dept. of Commerce, distributor, 1994.
22 p. Chapman, Susan. Solar energy alternatives for agriculture:
May 1993-June 1996. Beltsville, MD, USDA, ARS, National Agricultural
Library, 1996. 43 p. New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Bibliographic
guide to technology. Boston, G. K. Hall. 1975- Annual Dictionaries Farzaad, Houman. Dictionary of solar technology. S.l., s.n., 1994. 72 leaves. Hordeski, Michael F. Dictionary of energy efficiency technologies. Lilburn,
GA, Fairmont Press; New York, Distributed by M. Dekker, c2004. 359 p. Hunt, V. Daniel. Solar energy dictionary. New York, Industrial
Press, c1982. 411 p. Nentwig, Karl-Heinz. Elsevier's dictionary of solar technology.
Amsterdam, New York, Elsevier, 1985. 213 p. Handbooks Designing with solar power: a source book for building integrated
photovoltaics (BiPV). Edited by Deo Prasad and Mark Snow. London,
Sterling, VA, Earthscan, 2005. 252 p. Dymond, Christopher. Oregon solar electric guide: independent
and utility-connected homes. Salem, OR, Oregon Office of Energy,
2003. 42 p. Handbook of photovoltaic science and engineering. Edited by Antonio
Luque and Steven Hegedus. Hoboken, NJ, Wiley, c2003. 1138 p. Photovoltaics guidebook for decision-makers: technological
status and potential role in energy economy. Edited by Achim Bubenzer
and Joachim Luther. Berlin, New York, Springer, c2003. 266 p. Photovoltaics in buildings: a design handbook for architects
and engineers. Principal editors, Friedrich Sick and Thomas Erge.
London, James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd., c1996. 287
p. Practical handbook of photovoltaics: fundamentals and applications. Edited by Tom Markvart and Luis Castaner. New York, Elsevier Advanced
Technology, c2003. 984 p. Solar-assisted air-conditioning in buildings: a handbook
for planners. Edited by Hans-Martin Henning. Wien, New York, Springer,
2004. 136 p. The Solar energy handbook: a practical engineering approach to the application
of solar energy to the needs of man and environment. By Henry Clyde Landa and
others. 6th ed. Wauwatosa, WI, Film Instruction Co. of America, 2005. 1 v. Solar heating systems for houses: a design handbook for solar
combisystems. Edited by Werner Weiss. London, James & James,
c2003. 313 p.
ASME International Solar Energy Conference (2004, Portland, Or.). Solar
engineering 2004: presented at the 2004 International Solar Energy
Conference: a part of SOLAR 2004--A solar harvest: growing opportunities:
July 11-14,
2004, Portland, Oregon, USA. Sponsored by ASME, Solar Energy Division. New
York, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, c2004. 728 p. Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (6th,
2004, Freiburg, Germany). Thermophotovoltaic generation of
electricity: sixth Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation
of Electricity,
TPV6, Freiburg, Germany, 14-16, June, 2004. Editors, Ashok Gopinath,
Timothy J. Coutts, Joachim Luther. Sponsoring organizations, Naval
Sea Systems Command, USA and others. Melville, NY, American Institute
of Physics, 2004. 491 p. (AIP conference proceedings, v. 738) Conference record of the ... IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists
Conference. 1967+ (irregular) New York, Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers. E. C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (17th, 2001, Munich,
Germany). Seventeenth European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference:
proceedings of the international conference held in Munich, Germany,
22-26 October 2001. Edited by B. McNelis and others. 3 v. (3047
p.) Organic photovoltaics: 3 August 2000, San Diego, USA. Zakya H.
Kafafi, chair/editor. Sponsored ... by SPIE, the International
Society for Optical Engineering. Bellingham, WA, SPIE, c2001. 126
p. (SPIE proceedings series, Proceedings of the Solar ... Conference: including proceedings
of ... ASES Annual Conference, proceedings of ... National Passive
Solar Conference. 1999+ (Annual) Boulder, CO, American Solar Energy
Society, American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment. World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (3rd, 2003,
Osaka, Japan). Proceedings of 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic
Energy Conversion. A joint conference of the 13th PV Science & Engineering
Conference, the 30th IEEE PV Specialists Conference, and the 18th
European PV Solar Energy Conference. Held at the Osaka International
Congress Center "Grand Cube", Osaka, Japan, 11-18 May,
2003. Edited by Kosuke Kurokawa and others. Osaka, Japan, WCPEC-3
Organizing Committee, 2003. 3 v.
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV): analysis and US
market potential. Prepared by Lisa Frantzis and others for Building
Equipment Division, Office of Building Technologies, U.S. Department
of Energy. Golden, CO, U. S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1995. 1 v. Photovoltaic energy program overview. Prepared by the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory. Washington, U.S. Department of Energy,
2000. 27 p. Photovoltaics in the built environment: a design guide for
architects and engineers. Prepared by Solar Design Associates, Harvard, Massachusetts,
and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado,
for the U.S. Department of Energy. Washington, The Dept., 1997.
254 p. Marion, William, and Stephen Wilcox. Solar radiation data
manual for buildings. Golden, CO, National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
1995. 255 p.
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Abstracting and indexing services (A&Is) that index relevant journal articles and other literature on solar energy are listed below. The electronic databases are accessible onsite in the Library of Congress public workstations. Please consult a reference librarian for locating the print versions of abstracting and indexing services in the Science Reading Room.
Journals that often contain articles relevant to solar energy include:
Amer, E. H. Passive options for solar cooling of buildings in
arid areas. Energy, v. 31, July 2006: 1332-1344. Blankinship, Steve. A sunny outlook for grid-connected PV. Power
engineering, v. 141, April 2003: 27-31. Fairley, P. Solar-cell rollout. Technology review, v. 107, July/Aug.
2004: 34-40. Karakilcik, M., I. Dincer, and M. A. Rosen. Performance investigation
of a solar pond. Applied thermal engineering, v. 26, May 2006:
727-735. Kurtz, Sarah, and Daniel Friedman. Photovoltaics: lighting the
way to a brighter future. Optics and photonics news, v. 16, June
2005: 30-36. Lazaar, M., and others. Use of solar energy for the agricultural
greenhouses autonomous conditioning. Desalination, v. 168, Aug.
15, 2004: 169-177. Mazhari, B. An improved solar cell circuit model for organic
solar cells. Solar energy materials and solar cells,
Okoro, O. I., and T. C. Madueme. Solar energy investments in a developing economy.
Renewable energy, v. 29, July 2004: 1599-1610. Rabah, K. Development of energy-efficient passive solar building
design in Nicosia Cyprus. Renewable energy, Schwarzer, K., and Maria Eugenia Vieria da Silva. Solar cooking
system with or without heat storage for families and institutions.
Solar energy, v. 75, Jan. 2003: 163-166. Sierra, Cristina. High solar energy concentration with a Fresnel
lens. Journal of materials science, v. 40, June 2005: 1339-1343. Strebkov, D. C. Solar plants and their application: the role of solar energy
in future power generation. Applied solar energy, v. 41, no. 1, 2005: 10-21. Wallace, William, and Wang Zhongying. Solar energy in China: development
trends for solar water heaters and photovoltaics in the urban environment.
Bulletin of science, technology & society, v. 26, Apr. 2006: 135-140.
The following web sites are a representative sample of government and independent organizations that offer information on solar energy and projects utilizing solar energy.
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