Advances in Solar Energy: An Annual Review of Research and Development in Renewable Energy Technologies, Volume 16

About this book

Advances in Solar Energy: an Annual Review of Research and Development - is an annual publication organized by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). Its goal is to provide a review journal of significant research and development in renewable energy for solar professionals and students. Volume 16 is the first volume to be published by Earthscan. Topics covered in this volume range from solar ponds through global warming to passive and solar cells. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, including state of-the-art information, this volume and series will become a `must-have' reference on global developments in the field of renewable energy.

Contents

* Anthropogenic Global Warming: Evidence, Predictions and Consequences * Comparing Projections of PV Generation and European and U.S. Domestic Oil Production * Recent Advances in Solar PV Technology * III-V Compound Multi-junction and Concentrator Solar Cells * Progress of Highly Reliable Crystalline Si Solar Devices and Materials * Recent Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant Technology * Solar Pond Technologies: a Review and Future Directions * Passive Cooling of Buildings * Renewable Solar Energy for Traveling: Air, Land and Water * Modeling Solar Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems * Renewable Energy for the Russian Economy * An Innovative, High Temperature and Concentration Solar Optical System at the Turn of the 19th Century: the Pyreheliophoro *

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Biography

Yogi Goswami is President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). This series is published in association with The American Solar Energy Society (ASES), the United States section of ISES. ASES is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and adoption of renewable energy in all its forms. For more information, visit www.ases.org