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1 online resource (253 pages) |
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FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; List of Contributors ; ABOUT THE AUTHORS ; INTRODUCTION ; PART I: TECHNOLOGIES, BENEFITS AND CHALLENGIES ; Sunlight and Solar Radiation ; INTRODUCTION; SUNLIGHT ; SOLAR RADIATION ON EARTH'S SURFACE; DISCUSSION; QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Climate Change ; INTRODUCTION; GLOBAL WARMING; KYOTO PROTOCOL ; CARBON CREDITS; DISCUSSION; QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Solar Energy and Associated Benefits ; INTRODUCTION; SOLAR POWER; ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY AND HEALTH ; ENERGY AND SOCIETY ; ENERGY AND THE ECONOMY ; DISCUSSION; QUESTIONS. |
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REFERENCESSolar Powered Technologies ; INTRODUCTION; PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING DESIGN; SOLAR DRYERS; SOLAR COOKERS; SOLAR WATER DESALINATION; SOLAR POWERED WATER HEATERS; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SOLAR FUELS; DISCUSSION; QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Solar Power and Sustainable Development ; INTRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; PASSIVE BUILDING DESIGN; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR ELECTRICITY AS A RELIABLE SOURCE; SOLAR WATER DESALINATION FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES; SOLAR DRYERS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR COOKERS IN CASES OF NEED; ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES ; DISCUSSION; QUESTIONS; FOOT NOTE; REFERENCES. |
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Natural Lighting in Buildings INTRODUCTION; BENEFITS OF NATURAL LIGHTING; DAYLIGHTING FUNDAMENTALS; SOLAR ENVELOPES; LIGHT AT THE URBAN SCALE; DISCUSSION; QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Challenges in The Arab World ; INTRODUCTION; AVAILABILITY OF SOLAR ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; COST EFFICIENCY; INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES ; SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS; DISCUSSION; QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; PART II: ECONOMICS AND CASE STUDIES ; Feasibility of Solar Energy ; INTRODUCTION; ECONOMIC BARRIERS OF SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES DIFFUSION WORLDWIDE; POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; Case Studies. |
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SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTION FACTORSEGYPT INTO PERSPECTIVE; Current Power Usage in Egypt; Egypt and Global Warming; Economic Barriers of Solar Technologies Diffusion; Policies and Initiatives in Egypt; Parties Involved; Previous Policies and Initiatives; Future Initiatives; ECONOMIC MODEL; Solar Water Heaters Model; Module 1: Project Data; Module 2: SWH System Data; Module 3: Electricity Savings; Module 4: Cash Flow; Photovoltaic Model; Module 1: Project Data; Module 2: Appliances and Energy Demand; Module 3: PV System Data; Module 4: Electricity Savings; Module 5: Cash Flow; CASE STUDY. |
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Scenario 1: LeaseSWH Model; PV Model; Scenario 2: Loan; SWH Model; PV Model; Scenario 3: Power-Cut Tariff; SWH Model; PV Model; DISCUSSION; QUESTIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; Heating Poultry Houses Using Renewable Energy ; INTRODUCTION; HEAT DEMAND FOR A BROILER HOUSE; Production Cycle Requirements; Methodology; Modeling the House; Geometric Model; Building Specifications; Infiltration; Birds Requirements; Set Temperature; Minimum Ventilation Rate; Heat Gains; Birds Heat Production; Lighting; Workers Heat Production; Heating Demand and TRNSYS Simulation. |
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DESIGNING A SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM FOR POULTRY HOUSES. |
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| Subject |
Renewable energy sources.
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Renewable energy sources. |
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Solar energy.
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Solar energy. |
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Electronic books.
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Mousa, Sarah.
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El-Morsi, Mohamed.
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Print version: El-Haggar, Salah. Sustainable Solar Energy Systems: Challenges and Economics for the Arab World. Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, ©2016 9781681082981 |
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9781681082974 (electronic book) |
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1681082977 (electronic book) |
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