2009 Ultimate Guide to Solar Power and Photovoltaics - Detailed Home System Designs for Power and Heating, Case Studies, Financing, Farms and Ranches, Homebuilding (Ringbound Book plus Three CD-ROMs)

Here is your authoritative guide to all aspects of solar power and photovoltaic energy, from the Federal Government! This unique guide, with a ringbound book and three CD-ROMs, combines the contents of several up-to-date Energy Department publications, with an additional 66,000 pages of coverage on the CD-ROMs, revised and expanded for this 2009 edition. Book Contents include: Building America Best Practices Series High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems - This best-practices document provides an introduction to current photovoltaic and solar thermal building practices. The national commitment to solar technology involves homes that will use at least 50% less utility energy, Zero Energy Homes (ZEH). Contents include: Solar Sells: Closing the Deal * Solar-Thermal Water Heating * Photovoltaic Power Generation * Planning and Orientation * Rack-Mounted Systems * Worker Safety * Solar Ready * Looking Back, Looking Ahead * Case Studies * Borrower's Guide: About Today's Solar Systems, Photovoltaic Power Systems, Solar Thermal Systems, Financing Programs, Federal Home Mortgage Loan Corporation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, HUD, VA, EPA, SBA, Solar Energy Terms. * Heat Your Water with the Sun: Would you like to learn more about how the sun can help meet your home's heating needs without straining your budget? Today's solar heating systems not only keep swimming pools warm - they can also heat much of your home's water and interior space. * A Homebuilder's Guide to Going Solar is designed to help you assess the benefits to your business and customers of installing solar equipment or making your houses solar-ready. The information comes from studies of builders who have successfully integrated solar into their operations as well as conversations with builders and solar professionals. * Solar for Farms and Ranches: Solar-generated electricity now makes economic sense on farms and ranches. In the case studies presented here and in many more like them across the country, photovoltaics (PV) is the cheapest and most reliable way to get the job done. When sunlight strikes the surface of solar cells, a flow of direct-current (dc) electricity is generated that can perform many important jobs. CD-ROM contents: This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on three CD-ROMs presents an incredible collection of important documents and publications, revised and expanded for this 2009 edition about solar energy, solar heating and lighting, solar concentrating technology, and photovoltaic (PV) solar power cells. Encyclopedic coverage of every practical aspect of solar power, heating, electricity, and research is thoroughly covered in this incredible collection! This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. Federal documents cover the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Photovoltaics Program; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Center for Photovoltaics; Photovoltaics for Buildings; Photovoltaics Silicon Materials Research; Solar Decathlon; Amorphous Silicon; NREL Solid State Theory Group and Solid State Spectroscopy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Environmental Safety & Health; DOE Climate Challenge; National Center for Photovoltaics; Photovoltaics Research & Development; Photovoltaic Silicon Materials Research; Amorphous Silicon; Solid State Theory; Spectroscopy. National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV) Partnership Opportunities; PV Roadmap; Physics and Design of Solar Cells; R & D Partner Fact Sheets. Photovoltaics for Buildings coverage includes: Learn About PV; Homes and Commercial Buildings; Whole-Building Design; Solar Electricity; New Applications and Lessons Learned Report, much more. Viable solar energy technology topics covered include: Solar Cells * photovoltaic (PV) power *