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Solar power
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- ISBN: 0737735651
- ISBN: 9780737735659
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Physical Description:
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128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, [2007]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- Introduction -- ch. 1. The development of solar power -- 1. A brief history of solar energy / Lucy Cogan -- 2. How solar technology developed in the nineteenth century / Charles Smith -- 3. Discovering how to turn the sun's rays into electricity / John Perlin -- 4. How today's solar technology works / Union of Concerned Scientists -- ch. 2. Is solar power viable? -- 1. Solar power can make America energy independent / Liz Borkowski -- 2. Solar power cannot make American energy independent / Mike Oliver and John Hospers -- 3. Solar power can benefit rich nations / Robert F. Service -- 4. Solar power is best suited for poor nations / Nicholas Thompson and Ricardo Bayon -- ch. 3. The future of solar energy -- 1. American homes will use more solar energy / Joe Provey -- 2. Improved solar water heaters could lead to solar air conditioning / John Colmey -- 3. Solar and hydrogen energy will power future homes / David G. Schieren -- 4. Satellites will supply the Earth with solar energy / Ralph H. Nansen -- 5. Solar energy will make drinking water safe in remote areas / Trudy C. Rolla -- Facts about solar power -- Glossary -- Chronology -- For further reading -- Index -- About the editor. |
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