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From its inception nearly 30 years ago, the optical subdiscipline now referred to as nonimaging optics, has experienced dramatic growth. The term nonimaging optics is concerned with applications where imaging formation is not important but where effective and efficient collection , concentration, transport and distribution of light energy is - i.e. solar energy conversion, signal detection, illumination optics, measurement and testing. This book will incorporate the substantial developments of the past decade in this field.* Includes all substantial developments of the past decade in

Solar collectors. --- Optics. --- Reflectors, Lighting. --- Lighting reflectors --- Lighting --- Reflection (Optics) --- Physics --- Light --- Collectors, Solar --- Solar energy --- Solar heating

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Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, and Domestic Hot Water provides a fundamental understanding of heat and energy conversions and of both solar domestic hot water system types with associated components and photovoltaic/inverter system combinations. It provides the information needed to determine and understand the proper siting requirements, the amount of energy needed (based upon usage), the amount of solar energy available, the methods of comparing collectors for both hot water and photovoltaic situations, and the number of collectors necessary for either hot water or electricity

Solar houses. --- Solar water heaters. --- Building-integrated photovoltaic systems. --- BIPVs (Building-integrated photovoltaic systems) --- Photovoltaics integrated into buildings --- Buildings --- Photovoltaic power systems --- Hot-water supply --- Solar heating --- Solar-heated houses --- Solar homes --- Sun-heated houses --- Dwellings --- Solar buildings --- Electric equipment --- Power supply

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Renewable Heating and Cooling: Technologies and Applications presents the latest information on the generation of heat for industry and domestic purposes, an area where a significant proportion of total energy is consumed. In Europe, this figure is estimated to be almost 50%, with the majority of heat generated by the consumption of fossil fuels. As there is a pressing need to increase the uptake of renewable heating and cooling (RHC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this book provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview on the topic. Part One introduces key RHC technologies and discusses RHC in the context of global heating and cooling demand, featuring chapters on solar thermal process heat generation, deep geothermal energy, and solar cooling technologies. Part Two explores enabling technologies, special applications, and case studies with detailed coverage of thermal energy storage, hybrid systems, and renewable heating for RHC, along with case studies in China and Sweden. Users will find this book to be an essential resource for lead engineers and engineering consultants working on renewable heating and cooling in engineering companies, as well as academics and R&D professionals in private research institutes who have a particular interest in the subject matter. Includes coverage on biomass, solar thermal, and geothermal renewable heating and cooling technologies Features chapters on solar thermal process heat generation, deep geothermal energy, solar cooling technologies, and special applications Presents case studies with detailed coverage of thermal energy storage, hybrid systems, and renewable heating for RHC Explores enabling technologies and special applications

Renewable energy sources. --- Dwellings --- Solar thermal energy. --- Solar energy. --- Solar heating. --- Sustainable living. --- Heat storage devices. --- Heating and ventilation. --- Air conditioning. --- Heat --- Storage devices, Heat --- Thermal storage devices --- Heating --- Ecological living --- Green living --- Living, Sustainable --- Alternative lifestyles --- Environmentalism --- Green movement --- Solar heat --- Solar thermal energy --- Solar power --- Force and energy --- Renewable energy sources --- Solar radiation --- Solar thermal conversion --- Solar thermal power systems --- Solar thermal technology --- Thermodynamic conversion of solar energy --- Heat engineering --- Solar energy --- Home air conditioning --- Domestic engineering --- Alternate energy sources --- Alternative energy sources --- Energy sources, Renewable --- Sustainable energy sources --- Power resources --- Renewable natural resources --- Agriculture and energy --- Storage devices --- Ventilation