Sun Above the Horizon
Title | Sun Above the Horizon PDF eBook |
Author | Peter F. Varadi |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 550 |
Release | 2014-05-23 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9814613290 |
The meteoric rise of the photovoltaic (PV) industry is an incredible story. In 2013, Google’s investments in PV systems totaled about half a billion dollars and Warren Buffet, one of the famous investors, invested $2.5 billion in the world’s largest PV system in California. These gigantic investments by major financial players were made only 40 years after the first two terrestrial PV companies, Solarex and Solar Power Corporation, were formed in the USA. Back in 1973, the two companies employed 20 people and produced only 500 watts of PV power. Now, just 40 years later, over a million people work in the PV industry. The worldwide capacity of operating PV electric generators equals the capacity of about 25 nuclear power plants. The PV industry is growing at an annual rate of 30 percent, equivalent to about five new nuclear power plants per year. Today, solar electricity is a significant supplier of electricity needs, to the extent that PV is forcing the restructuring of 100-year-old electric power utilities. This book describes how this happened and what lies ahead for PV power generation.
The Sun, the Earth, and Near-earth Space
Title | The Sun, the Earth, and Near-earth Space PDF eBook |
Author | John A. Eddy |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780160838088 |
" ... Concise explanations and descriptions - easily read and readily understood - of what we know of the chain of events and processes that connect the Sun to the Earth, with special emphasis on space weather and Sun-Climate."--Dear Reader.
New Geography
Title | New Geography PDF eBook |
Author | Wallace Walter Atwood |
Publisher | |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | Geography |
ISBN |
Physics - From Stargazers to Starships
Title | Physics - From Stargazers to Starships PDF eBook |
Author | David P. Stern |
Publisher | CK-12 Foundation |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2012-05-08 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1935983725 |
An introduction to astronomy written with a historical perspective.
A Complete System of Astronomy
Title | A Complete System of Astronomy PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Vince |
Publisher | |
Pages | 614 |
Release | 1814 |
Genre | Astronomia |
ISBN |
The Air Almanac
Title | The Air Almanac PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 910 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Nautical almanacs |
ISBN |
Elements of Astronomy
Title | Elements of Astronomy PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Robert Stawell Ball |
Publisher | |
Pages | 492 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Astronomy |
ISBN |