02552nam a2200349 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002900112020002700141040002100168035002100189043001200210050002600222082001500248100002000263245017200283260008800455300003700543500010300580520110000683533015201783650003301935655002901968700002101997700002402018710001702042856012602059999001702185ebr10641835CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||120413s2012    maua    s     000 0 eng d  z  2012015260  z9781118016213 (hardback)  z9781118411827 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)796001731  an-us---14aTJ809.95b.G78 2012eb04a621.472231 aGrupp, Michael.10aTime to shineh[electronic resource] :bapplications of solar energy technology /cMichael Grupp ; with Marlett Balmer ... [et al.] ; special guest, Adrien Fainsilber.  aBeverly, Mass. :bScrivener Pub. ;aHoboken, N.J. :bCo-published by Wiley,cc2012.  axvii, 128 p. :bill. (some col.)  a"Thanks to: Joan Beall, Hannelore Bergler, Pierrette D�o, Mireille Gealageas and Jacques Graff."  a"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"--cProvided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aSolar energyzUnited States. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aBalmer, Marlett.1 aFainsilber, Adrien.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10641835zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c31789d31789