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California solar data manual

Description: Factors that determined the data contents of the manual are presented. Estimates of errors in the data are provided, and the impact of these errors on solar design is discussed. The state is divided into 15 solar zones of roughly similar solar radiation conditions, which are illustrated along with page references to the most relevant solar and climate data. A guide to the data tables and graphs is provided, which are displayed under solar, climate, and sky charts. A guide is given to simplified… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Berdahl, P.; Grether, D.; Martin, M. & Wahlig, M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Eucalyptus plantations for energy production in Hawaii. Technical status report, October 1, 1978-June 30, 1980

Description: Progress made on accomplishing research objectives is reported. The objectives of this project are: (1) to increase the biomass production of Eucalyptus; (2) to determine the optimum requirements to maximize yield; (3) to assess planting, cultivation, harvesting, and transportation equipment requirements; (4) to determine the optimum mixture of biomass (eucalyptus and bagasse) at the generator for the production of electricity; and (5) to evaluate a complete production/conversion system which u… more
Date: July 14, 1980
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Impacts of the national energy programme on solar economics

Description: The National Energy Plan (NEP) sets as a goal the use of solar energy in two and a half million homes in 1985. A key provision of the NEP (as well as congressional alternatives) provides for the subsidization of solar equipment. The extent to which these subsidies (income tax credits) might offset the impact of continued energy-price control is examined. Regional prices and availability of conventional energy sources (oil, gas, and electricity) were compiled to obtain a current and consistent s… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Ben-David, S.; Noll, S.; Roach, F. & Schulze, W.
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Economic measurement of environment damages

Description: The densities, energy consumption, and economic development of the increasing population exacerbate environmental degradation. Air and water pollution is a major environmental problem affecting life and health, outdoor recreation, household soiling, vegetation, materials, and production. The literature review indicated that numerous studies have assessed the physical and monetary damage to populations at risk from excessive concentrations of major air and water pollutants-sulfur dioxide, total … more
Date: May 1, 1980
Creator: Krawiec, F.
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Economics of the attached solar greenhouse for home heating

Description: For several years, passive solar heating has been considered to be very attractive (economically and otherwise) for home heating in the U.S. Unfortunately passive systems are not as easily analyzed as active systems from an engineering and economic performance point of view. This problem is addressed, and an economic assessment of the solar greenhouse is given. Using simple heat balance analysis, a greenhouse performance model is developed for assessing heat available for home space conditionin… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Kolstad, C. D.
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US Department of Energy Solar Thermal Energy Systems Program. An overview presentation, August 1979

Description: Intended as both a position paper and a progress report to industry, this document provides a comprehensive overview of the US Department of Energy's Solar Thermal Program. Cost goals, systems design parameters, applications considerations, and the potential for industry involvement in solar thermal development and commercialization are described in detail. Decentralized management of R and D functions is linked to priorities and strategies of the evolving program.
Date: June 1, 1980
Creator: Braun, G W
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Assessment of solar options for small power systems applications. Volume IV. Comparative ranking of concepts

Description: A comparative analysis of solar thermal conversion concepts that are potentially suitable for development as small electric power systems (1 to 10 MWe) is presented. Cogeneration and total energy systems were beyond the scope of this study. Seven generic type of collectors, together with associated subsystems for electric power generation, were considered. The collectors can be classified into three categories: (1) two-axis tracking (with compound-curvature reflecting surfaces); (2) one-axis tr… more
Date: July 1, 1980
Creator: Currie, J.W. & Jannol, M.
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Social values and solar energy policy: the policy maker and the advocate

Description: Solar energy policy makers and advocates have significantly different hierarchies (clusters) of values upon which they evaluate the adoption of solar technologies. Content analysis, which examines the frequency with which policy makers identify different types of values, indicates that they hold economic values to be of primary importance. Environmental, social, and national security values are also substantial elements of the policy makers' value clusters associated with solar energy. This fin… more
Date: July 1, 1980
Creator: Shama, A. & Jacobs, K.
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Solar heating and cooling of buildings: Phase I (non-residential). InterTechnology/Solar Corporation cost/benefit analysis report and supporting opinion survey, commercial buildings. National Solar Demonstration Program, executive summary

Description: A parametric study was performed to provide an estimate of the number of non-residential solar demonstration projects that will be required to start a commercial industry in solar equipment manufacturing, marketing, financing, and installation. An opinion survey was conducted among several experts in the field and results are shown. A techno-economic computer simulation of the solar industry was constructed. This simulation predicts the response of the marketplace to the ERDA program. The compu… more
Date: October 28, 1976
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Texasgulf solar cogeneration program. Mid-term topical report

Description: The status of technical activities of the Texasgulf Solar Cogeneration Program at the Comanche Creek Sulfur Mine is described. The program efforts reported focus on preparation of a system specification, selection of a site-specific configuration, conceptual design, and facility performance. Trade-off studies performed to select the site-specific cogeneration facility configuration that would be the basis for the conceptual design efforts are described. Study areas included solar system size, t… more
Date: February 1, 1981
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Solar Thermal Test Facility experiment manual

Description: Information is provided on administrative procedures, capabilities, and requirements of experimenters using the Solar Thermal Test Facility. (MHR)
Date: October 1, 1977
Creator: Darsey, D. M.; Holmes, J. T.; Seamons, L. O.; Kuehl, D. J.; Davis, D. B.; Stomp, J. M. et al.
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DOE passive solar commercial buildings program: project summaries

Description: The 23 projects participating in this program comprise a wide range of building types including offices, retail establishments, educational facilities, public service facilities, community and visitor centers, and private specialized-use facilities, located throughout the United States. Summary data and drawings are presented for each project. (MHR)
Date: January 1, 1982
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Summary report on the Solar Consumer Assurance Network (SOLCAN) Program Planning Task in the southern region

Description: The goal of the SOLCAN Program Planning Task is to assist in the development, at the state and local levels, of consumer assurance approaches that will support the accelerated adoption and effective use of new products promoted by government incentives to consumers to meet our nation's energy needs. The task includes state-conducted evaluations and state SOLCAN meetings to identify consumer assurance mechanisms, assess their effectiveness, and identify and describe alternative means for st… more
Date: March 15, 1981
Creator: Browne, M. B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Can the Sun replace uranium

Description: Two asymptotic worlds, one based on solar energy, the other based on nuclear energy, are compared. The total energy demand in each case is 2,000 quads. Although the Sun can in principal supply this energy, it probably will be very expensive. If the energy were supplied entirely by breeders, the nuclear energy system would pose formidable systems problems--particularly safety and proliferation. It is suggested that in view of these possible difficulties, all options must be kept open.
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Weinberg, A.M.
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Price allocation guidelines January 1980: Low-cost solar array project

Description: The price allocation guidelines (PAG) are an integrated set of specific cost targets for several task areas within the Low-cost Solar Array (LSA) Project. PAG is a working tool of LSA Project management designed to provide consistent and meaningful guidelines for costs of polycrystalline silicon material, sheet, cells, encapsulants, and module manufacturing. It is expected that advanced photovoltaic concepts derived from industry and the research community can be developed so that it will be po… more
Date: January 15, 1980
Creator: Aster, R. W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rosewood Plantation project: a summary report

Description: Rosewood Plantation, a multifamily condominium development located in north Atlanta, Georgia combined various energy conserving and passive solar features. Interviews with both the project architect and the developer to get their views on the condominium project in retrospect, to gain a sense of their plans to apply energy conservation and passive solar techniques to other developments, and to discuss their views of the market for passive solar in multifamily developments are summarized. Includ… more
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: Porter, C. B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Commercialization survey for the Department of Energy's Solar Building Demonstration Program

Description: The National Solar Heating and Cooling Program for commercial buildings has been in place for approximately seven years. In the drive to create a viable solar heating and cooling industry in an unprecedented short period of time (5 years), mistakes have been made but many lessons have been learned. The biggest mistake was the belief that the time was ripe for a demonstration program instead of an applications test program. This has led to the following: forcing of the technology before it was f… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solar Total Energy System, Large Scale Experiment, Shenandoah, Georgia. Final technical progress report. Volume III. Appendix. [1. 72 MW thermal and 383. 6 kW electric power for 42,000 ft/sup 2/ knitwear plant]

Description: This is the appendix to the Stearns-Roger Engineering Company conceptual design report on ERDA's Large Scale Experiment No. 2 (LSE No. 2). The object of this LSE is to design, construct, test, evaluate and operate a STES for the purpose of obtaining experience with large scale hardware systems and to establish engineering capability for subsequent demonstration projects. This particular LSE is to be located at Shenandoah, Georgia, and will provide power to the Bleyle knitwear factory. Unde… more
Date: October 17, 1977
Creator: None,
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Residential solar home resale analysis

Description: One of the determinants of the market acceptance of solar technologies in the residential housing sector is the value placed upon the solar property at the time of resale. The resale factor is shown to be an important economic parameter when net benefits of the solar design are considered over a typical ownership cycle rather than the life cycle of the system. Although a study of solar resale in Davis, Ca, indicates that those particular homes have been appreciating in value faster than nonsola… more
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: Noll, S.A.
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Training Community College faculty in the techniques and skills required for Solar Energy System installation

Description: A project to train a specified number of community college, vocational/technical faculty in the techniques and skills required to install solar energy systems is described. The planning that led to the contract, the development and conduct of the training workshops, and the outcomes are detailed. An overall evaluation of the project and recommendations for the future are included. (MHR)
Date: May 1, 1980
Creator: Leo, R.J.
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Solar Energy System Economic Evaluation. Final report for IBM System 2, Togus, Maine

Description: The economic analysis of the solar energy system that was installed at Togus, Maine Operational Test Site (OTS), is developed for Togus and four other sites typical of a wide range of environmental and economic conditions in the continental United States. This analysis is accomplished based on the technical and economic models in the f-Chart design procedure with inputs taken on the characteristics of the installed system and local conditions. The results are expressed in terms of the economic … more
Date: July 1, 1980
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Solar envelope zoning: application to the city planning process. Los Angeles case study

Description: Solar envelope zoning represents a promising approach to solar access protection. A solar envelope defines the volume within which a building will not shade adjacent lots or buildings. Other solar access protection techniques, such as privately negotiated easements, continue to be tested and implemented but none offer the degree of comprehensiveness evident in this approach. Here, the City of Los Angeles, through the Mayor's Energy Office, the City Planning Department, and the City Attorney's O… more
Date: June 1, 1980
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Solar Total Energy System, Large Scale Experiment, Shenandoah, Georgia. Final technical progress report. Volume II, Section 3. Facility concept design. [1. 72 MW thermal and 383. 6 kW electric power for 42,000 ft/sup 2/ knitwear plant]

Description: The Stearns-Roger Engineering Company conceptual design of ERDA's Large Scale Experiment No. 2 (LSE No. 2) is presented. The various LSEs are part of ERDA's Solar Total Energy Program (STES) and a separate activity of the National Solar Thermal Power Systems Program. The object of this LSE is to design, construct, test, evaluate and operate a STES for the purpose of obtaining experience with large scale hardware systems and to establish engineering capability for subsequent demonstrat… more
Date: October 17, 1977
Creator: None,
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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