Solar Power

Where can I obtain information regarding wind and solar Power sources?

I am talking about the numbers and formulas, and also about average energy consumption of certain buildings (a home, an office, public buildings, etc….)
I am designing a Energy Efficient skyscraper, and have to find a way to check my “gain/lose” relationship. I would be tankful to all those who help me and those who try…

Have included a source for books on wind and solar energy.
Some of the more promising books available on this site are:
Designing with Solar Power
Solar Power Building Design
IECC (International Energy Conservation Code) I have this book and it gives a lot of tables dealing with R factors, U factors, lighting requirements, climate zones, HVAC power etc. Applies to both residential and commercial buildings. Your buildings would have to comply with this code anyway so it would be a wise investment

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Shake Flashlight- No Batteries- Simply Shake to Recharge $0.01 The Forever Flashlight uses no batteries or bulbs. Instead it uses Faraday’s Principle of Magnetic Induction and a bright LED to produce light without batteries. The flashlight is shaken for about 30 seconds to recharge a capacitor and it will then provide about 5-7 minutes of light. How does this happen? As the flashlight is shaken, a magnet passes through a metal coil which, when you shake, “ind…

Who Killed the Electric Car? $6.99 It begins with a solemn funeral…for a car. By the end of Chris Paine’s lively and informative documentary, the idea doesn’t seem quite so strange. As narrator Martin Sheen notes, “They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline.” Paine proceeds to show how this unique vehicle came into being and why General Motors ended up reclaiming its once-prized creation less than a…

Facts About Nuclear Power: Living With The Atom (1957) $9.99 What is atomic energy? We tend to think of atomic energy as a new concept revolutionized by the destruction of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But atomic energy has been around since the dawn of time. This is exemplified by the sun that gives us light and warmth, which is created with atomic energy. But the notion that energy is the equivalent of mass was a radically …

Ambient Weather WR-088 Emergency Solar Hand Crank AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio, Flashlight, Cell Phone Charger (Red) with Cables $40.00 Power Specifications: Dynamo Power: The hand crank generator charges the internal NI-MH batteries Solar Power: You can play this Radio with the direct Sun or charge the NI-MH batteries USB Power: With the included adapter, you can play or charge with USB power from a computer Rechargeable Power: 3xAAA/650 mAh/3.6 Ni-MH Maximum Power Consumption: 0.5W Radio Bands: AM: 525 KHz to 1710KHz FM: 88MHz t…

Ambient Weather WR-088-X2-KIT Emergency Solar Hand Crank AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio, Flashlight, Cell Phone Charger 2 Pack (Red) $80.00 Power Specifications: Dynamo Power: The hand crank generator charges the internal NI-MH batteries Solar Power: You can play this Radio with the direct Sun or charge the NI-MH batteries USB Power: With the included adapter, you can play or charge with USB power from a computer Rechargeable Power: 3xAAA/650 mAh/3.6 Ni-MH Maximum Power Consumption: 0.5W Radio Bands: AM: 525 KHz to 1710KHz FM: 88MHz t…

OWI Frightened Grasshopper Kit – Solar Powered $1.99 Build your own life-size grasshopper. An educational robot and mini solar kit. He’s small, but he’s an attention-getter. Explore the potential of solar power with this neat science kit. This build-it-yourself educational solar hobby kit is for the first time science experimenters with little or no experience. The Frightened Grasshopper Solar Powered Bug Teaches about forms of alternative energy in…

Elenco OWI Salt Water Fuel Cell Car $1.29 Elenco OWI Salt Water Fuel Cell Car…

Grape Solar GS-5060-KIT Residential 5,060 Watt Grid-Tied Solar Power System Kit $15,999.00 This Grape Solar 5,060 Watt Kit generates 462kWh to 924kWh of electricity per month for use in your residence. The kit consists of Grape Solar CS-P-230-DJ 230W Poly-Si modules, a PVP4800 Inverter and a roof-top racking system for mounting the modules. This system is easy to install, and the ideal size for future expansion. You have the option to generate a portion of your electricity consumption o…

Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual $29.99 Producing electricity from the sun using photovoltaic (PV) systems has become a major industry worldwide. But designing, installing and maintaining such systems requires knowledge and training, and there have been few easily accessible, comprehensive guides to the subject.Now, with Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual, a world-class solar energy training and education provider—Solar …

The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling $13.99 Passive solar heating and passive cooling—approaches known as natural conditioning—provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular book “The Nat…