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Excerpts and Summaries From Solar Web
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OEES 265 Solar
| Calculations Effect of sun's angle, available solar energy for different geographical areas, etc. |
NM Solar Companies | Passive Solar |
| Photovoltaic Panels | Solar Cells, General How they work, different types, etc. |
Solar Farms |
| Solar Space Heating Including use of solar hot water |
Solar Hot Water To help out or replace electric or gas water heaters. Sunlight preheats the water that is fed into a conventional water heater (or into an insulated storage tank). |
Sun Edison and similar companies. Sun Edison's Web site. |
| Tracking Systems Systems for making solar panels track the sun. |
Heat Storage Water, Glauber's salt, earth, rocks, etc. |
Solar-Powered Vehicles |
| Water disinfection and water desalinization |