Seven Generational Ruminations

Organic Photovoltaics: Mechanisms, Materials, and Devices (Optical Engineering) asin: 082475963X binding: Hardcover list price: $169.95 USD amazon price: $122.36 USD

Recently developed organic photovoltaics (OPVs) show distinct advantages over their inorganic counterparts due to their lighter weight, flexible shape, versatile materials synthesis and device fabrication schemes, and low cost in large-scale industrial production. Although many books currently exist on general concepts of PV and inorganic PV materials and devices, few are available that offer a comprehensive overview of recently fast developing organic and polymeric PV materials and devices. Organic Photovoltaics: Mechanisms, Materials, and Devices fills this gap.

Physics of Solar Cells: From Principles to New Concepts author: Peter Würfel asin: 3527404287 binding: Hardcover list price: $95.00 USD amazon price: $85.70 USD

Peter Würfel describes in detail all aspects of solar cell function, the physics behind every single step, as well as all the issues to be considered when improving solar cells and their efficiency. Based on the highly successful German version, but thoroughly revised and updated, this edition contains the latest knowledge on the mechanisms of solar energy conversion. Requiring no more than standard physics knowledge, it enables readers to understand the factors driving conversion efficiency and to apply this knowledge to their own solar cell development.

Third Generation Photovoltaics: Advanced Solar Energy Conversion (Springer Series in Photonics) author: M.A. Green asin: 3540265627 binding: Paperback list price: $69.95 USD amazon price: $62.96 USD

Photovoltaics, the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, is now the fastest growing technology for electricity generation. Present "first generation" products use the same silicon wafers as in microelectronics. "Second generation" thin-films, now entering the market, have the potential to greatly improve the economics by eliminating material costs.

Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your Home author: James Kachadorian asin: 1933392037 binding: Hardcover list price: $40.00 USD amazon price: $26.40 USD

For the past ten years The Passive Solar House has offered proven techniques for building homes that heat and cool themselves, using readily available materials and methods familiar to all building contractors and many do-it-yourself homeowners. True to this innovative, straightforward approach, the new edition of this best-selling guide includes CSOL passive solar design software, making it easier than ever to heat your home with the power of the sun.

Sun-inspired House: house designs warmed and brightened by the Sun author: Debra Rucker Coleman asin: 0976731800 binding: Paperback list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $21.86 USD

The Sun-Inspired House illustrates numerous house design concepts related to the sun. It also addresses the related subjects of passive solar, passive cooling, energy- efficient construction, green building, and sustainability. Over 50 house plans show examples of integrated concepts. Numerous examples, photos, and testimonials from homeowners describe the livability of these sunny and comfortable houses built in North America.

The Simply Solar House: Green Building on a Budget author: Richard Crume Yoko Crume asin: 0977490696 binding: Paperback list price: $11.95 USD amazon price: $9.56 USD

"The Simply Solar House" is unique in its practical approach to designing a highly energy efficient house using common construction materials and practices. Drawing upon their experience building a solar house in central North Carolina, the authors describe the key features of energy efficient home design in simple and easy to understand language. This book is the perfect guide for cost conscious homebuilders who are inspired by the Green Revolution and passionate about preserving our environmental quality.

Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius author: Gavin D J Harper asin: 0071477721 binding: Paperback list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $16.47 USD

FOLLOW THE SUN TO MORE EVIL FUN! Let the sun shine on your evil side - and have a wicked amount of fun on your way to becoming a solar energy master! In this guide, the popular Evil Genius format ramps up your understanding of powerful, important, and environmentally friendly solar energy - and shows you how to build real, practical solar energy projects you can use in your home, yard - even on the road!

Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden)) author: Rik DeGunther asin: 0470175699 binding: Paperback list price: $19.99 USD amazon price: $13.59 USD

Want to take advantage of solar power in your home?

Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) author: Bob Ramlow Benjamin Nusz asin: 0865715610 binding: Paperback list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $16.47 USD

Heating water with the sun is almost as old as humankind itself, and it is done all over the world. Yet there are strangely few resources on the topic in North America. Solar Water Heating fills this gap. It reviews the history of solar water and space heating systems from prehistory to the present, then presents the basics of solar water heating, including an introduction to modern solar energy systems, energy conservation and energy economics. Drawing on the author's experience as an installer of these systems, the book goes on to cover:

The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling author: Daniel D. Chiras asin: 1931498121 binding: Paperback list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $19.77 USD

Passive solar heating and passive cooling--approaches known as natural conditioning--provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular book The Natural House, brings those principles up to date for a new generation of solar enthusiasts. The techniques required to heat and cool a building passively have been used for thousands of years.