Revised 9-30-11

OEES 265 Solar Energy
Bruce McDowell
e-mail address and phone
Fall 2011

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Syllabus

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Handouts, Homework, Class Exercises, & Lecture
 HO = Handouts, HW = homework, CE = class exercise, LE = Lecture, LAB = Lab
Date Type Document Number Name Directions/Description

HO IH25-20 Solar Energy Overview
HO IH29-30 Solar Cell Types
HO II01-28 Internet search techniques

LAB Using the alternative energy planning spreadsheet

LAB JK02-33 Lights: 150 W, 5 hrs. per day. Laptop: 50 W, 2 hrs. per day Right-click here and download the Solar Energy Planning Spreadsheet

Reference Material
NREL's PVWATTS Photovoltaic Performance Calculator U. of Oregon's Sun Chart software US Postal Service
Use this site to find Zip Codes
 Weather Underground
Use this site to find latitude.
Vendors Excerpts and summaries of material we've found
 Alternative energy, general
Topics that apply to both solar and wind.		 Links to reference material on other sites

SkyDrive