02552nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10641835 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120413s2012 maua s 000 0 eng d 2012015260 9781118016213 (hardback) 9781118411827 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)796001731 n-us--- TJ809.95 .G78 2012eb 621.47 23 Grupp, Michael. Time to shine [electronic resource] : applications of solar energy technology / Michael Grupp ; with Marlett Balmer ... [et al.] ; special guest, Adrien Fainsilber. Beverly, Mass. : Scrivener Pub. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Co-published by Wiley, c2012. xvii, 128 p. : ill. (some col.) "Thanks to: Joan Beall, Hannelore Bergler, Pierrette D�o, Mireille Gealageas and Jacques Graff." "Solar energy has been the "new" energy for a long time. As this technology becomes a larger and larger piece of the energy spectrum, it is increasingly important for engineers, scientists, managers, and other decision-makers to understand solar energy technology and its applications. This book, written in easy-to-understand language, with plentiful color photos and illustrations, is the perfect primer on solar energy for anyone working in the energy industry or just wants to learn more about solar energy technology. With a focus on its current uses in other countries, including developing countries, this book shows examples of actual and potential uses of solar energy right here in the USA. It presents an original view of solar energy technology, as well as tools for the understanding of consequences of energy-related decisions. Parts of this book draw to a large extent on the work of the Synopsis Institute in Lod�eve (France), a leading research and development firm in the area of solar energy technology and its practical uses in our everyday lives"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Solar energy United States. Electronic books. local Balmer, Marlett. Fainsilber, Adrien. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10641835 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 31789 31789