TY - BOOK AU - Thorpe,Dave ED - Earthscan. TI - Solar technology: the earthscan expert guide to using solar energy for heating, cooling, and electricity T2 - Earthscan expert series SN - 9781849711098 (hardback) AV - TJ810 .T57 2011 U1 - 696 22 PY - 0000///Earthscan CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Earthscan KW - Solar energy KW - Solar buildings N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Passive solar building -- Solar water heating -- Solar space heating -- Further solar thermal power applications -- Photovoltaics -- Stand-alone photovoltaics -- Concentrating solar power N2 - Solar energy is free, abundant and sustainable, with many methods existing to harness it. This guide is the essential introduction to the subject, explaining how the technologies work, how best they should be employed, and the costs and benefits of using them; Solar energy is free, abundant and sustainable, with many methods existing to harness it. This guide is the essential introduction to the subject, explaining how the technologies work, how best they should be employed, and the costs and benefits of using them ER -