Introduction
Acknowledgments
Disclaimer Note
Chapter 1 Global Warming: Climatic and Atmospheric Changes
Climate Change Factors
Variations within the Earth''s Climate I
Natural Factors Driving Climate Change
The Memory of Climate
Human Influences on Climate Change
The Transition of Various Forms of Sequestered Solar Energy Use and
Their Effect on Societies
Industrial Sources of Atmospheric Pollution
The Little Ice Age
Chapter 2 Energy Systems
Conservation of Energy
The Concept of Energy in Various Scientific Fields
Chapter 3 Solar Power System Physics and Technologies
Brief History of the Photoelectric Phenomenon
Solar Cell Physics
Solar Cell Electronics
Solar Cell Manufacturing and Packaging Technologies
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Multijunction PV Cells
Polymer Solar Cells
Concentrators
Solar Panel Arrays
Solar Power System Components
Crystalline, Amorphous, Thin-Film, and Sun-Tracker Technologies
Solar Power System Design
Storage Battery Technologies
Solar Power System Configurations
Ground-Mounted PV Module Installation and Support
Roof-Mounted Installations
Electrical Shock Hazard and Safety Considerations
Solar Tracking Systems
Field Safety Recommendations
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Chapter 4 California Solar Initiative Program
Chapter 5 Energy Conservation
Chapter 6 Passive Solar Heating Technologies
Chapter 7 Fuel Cell Technology
Chapter 8 Wind Energy Technologies
Chapter 9 Ocean Energy Technologies
Chapter 10 Hydroelectric and Micro-Hydro Turbine Power
Chanter 11 Geothermal Enerqy
Chapter 12 Biofuel, Biogas, and Thermal Depolymerization
Technologies
Chapter 13 Fission- and Fusion-Type Nuclear Power
Chapter 14 Air Pollution Abatement
Chapter 15 Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Carbon
Trading Economics
Appendix A Unit Conversion and Design Reference Tables
Appendix B Photo Gallery
Appendix C Historical Time Line of Solar Energy
Appendix D Glossary of Renewable Energy Power Systems
Bibliography
Index