Solar Electricity Basics: A Green Energy Guide

The future will be powered by renewables.
As we transition away from finite and polluting fossil fuels, clean, reliable, and affordable renewable technologies such as solar electricity will become the mainstay of our energy supply.

Solar Electricity Basics provides a clear understanding of electricity and energy. 

It discusses the types of solar electric system you can choose from, their components, solar site assessment, the installation of photovoltaic systems, and much more.

Whether your goal is to lower your energy bill or to achieve complete energy independence, Solar Electricity Basics is the introduction you need.

Dan Chiras is a respected educator and an internationally acclaimed author who has published more than twenty-five books on residential renewable energy and green building, including Power From the Sun.

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Solar Electricity Handbook

The Solar Electricity Handbook - 
is a simple, practical guide to using electric solar panels and designing and installing photovoltaic PV systems.

Significantly updated for 2011, the latest edition assumes no previous knowledge of solar electric systems.
The book explains how solar panels work and how they can be used.
It explains the advantages of solar energy and the drawbacks that you need to take into account when designing a solar power system.
As well as explaining the underlying principles, it provides a step-by-step guide so that you can successfully design and install a photovoltaic solar system from scratch.

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Accompanying the book is one of the most comprehensive solar resource
websites in the world. It contains powerful online tools such as the Solar Project Analysis toolkit, which
provides a full feasibility and cost document for your project; Solar Irradiance Tables and Solar Angle Calculators for every major
town and city in every country in the world; lists of suppliers and a Contact the Author form if you have any
questions about your specific project.


Why buy the Solar Electricity Handbook?

• The Handbook is a simple,
  practical guide to using electric photovoltaic panels.
• The book is suitable for
  enthusiastic novices and building professionals.
• Clear examples, diagrams and
  example projects are given to demonstrate the true capabilities of these
  systems.
• The Handbook is updated
  yearly, providing an up-to-date reference for anyone planning to use solar
  power technology.
• It is the most comprehensive
  book on photovoltaic electric systems available today.
• It is backed up by the most
  powerful online calculator tools available, to make your design and
  calculations as straightforward as possible.
• The Handbook provides you
  with information that is relevant to you and your project, wherever you
  live in the world.

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Power from the Sun: A Practical Guide to Solar Electricity

Easy-to-understand, accurate, and comprehensive, this is the guide for anyone interested in installing a solar electric system.

Power from the Sun provides a basic understanding of electricity, solar energy and the sun, and solar site assessment. It discusses the types of photovoltaics (PVs) and PV systems, advances in PVs, charge controllers, inverters, batteries, and generators, as well as the installation and maintenance of a PV system.

This book is written for the layperson and is designed to raise the solar electricity literacy of readers. It provides a great overview of the many options available and is designed to help homeowners make wise decisions during the design, purchase, and installation of solar electric systems and save a lot of money.

Providing readers with the knowledge necessary to communicate effectively with PV installers, Power From the Sun is a great guide for homeowners, business owners, installers, architects, building department officials, utility company employees, and just about anyone else who wants to lower their energy bills or achieve greater energy independence.

Dan Chiras is president of Sustainable Systems Design, Inc., a residential renewable energy and green building consulting firm, and is director of The Evergreen Institute’s Center for Renewable Energy and Green Building, which offers workshops on residential renewable energy and green building. He is an internationally acclaimed speaker and author and has published twenty-five books, including The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy and Power from the Wind.

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