Sustainable Energy System Engineering

1st Edition
0071712097 · 9780071712095
Thanks to economic incentives such as tax credits, green building has become a booming trend in the construction industryMarket: electrical engineers, construction managers, construction and building inspectors
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Foreword

Introduction

My Reason for Writing This Book

Acknowledgments

Disclaimer Note

Chapter 1: Solar Power Technology

Chapter 2: Solar Power Generation Design

Chapter 3: Solar Power Generation Project Implementation

Chapter 4: Energy Conservation

Chapter 5: LEED(tm) -- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Chapter 6: California Energy Commission Rebate Incentive Plans

Chapter 7: Economics of Solar Power Systems

Chapter 8: Passive Solar Heating Technologies

Chapter 9: Fuel Cell Technologies

Chapter 10: Wind Energy Technologies

Chapter 11: Ocean Energy Technologies

Chapter 12: Geothermal Energy

Chapter 13: Biofuels and Biogas Technologies

Chapter 14: Hydroelectric Power

Chapter 15: Nuclear Power

Chapter 16: Pollution Abatement

APPENDIX A: UNIT CONVERSION AND DESIGN REFERENCE TABLES

APPENDIX B: PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM SUPPORT HARDWARE AND STRUCTURE

APPENDIX C: CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION REBATE FORMS AND CERTIFIED EQUIPMENT

APPENDIX D: HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF SOLAR ENERGY

APPENDIX E: LIST OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS AND CONSULTANTS

APPENDIX F: GLOSSARY

INDEX

  • Thanks to economic incentives such as tax credits, green building has become a booming trend in the construction industry
  • Market: electrical engineers, construction managers, construction and building inspectors