Solar Power for Your Home

The Green Guru Guide to easy solar projects you can set up at homeThe perfect reference to be used during the planning and implementation stage of any solar energy project,Solar Power for Your Homeoffers unbiased coverage of solar energy and the realities of solar usagefrom cost analysis to set up. Learn all about passive solar energy, thin film solar, pv cells, and other technologies. You'll get step-by-step instructions on how to construct a number of simple yet effective solar projects. The book contains detailed explanations of the associated costs of each project, including a discussion of grants, financing, different types of loans, rebates, and tax incentives available for solar installations.Solar Power for Your Homefeatures Easy-to-construct solar projects with step-by-step instructions Information on the environmental, economic, and aesthetic benefits of solar power A completely global perspective with cost information from all over the world Details on how solar energy systems function, how to implement them properly, how to shop, and payback analysesFilled with practical information on: The benefits of solar; Zero cost solar or passive solar power; Fundamentals of a solar system; How to plan; Thin film solar; Specific solar; How to pay for your system; and much more!

About the Author
David S. Findley is an Assistant Professor at Farmingdale Sate College. He is also the owner of Synergy New Technology, a not-for-profit organization that develops and sells green technology, provides global solutions with the development of partnerships with government, corporations, education, venture capitalists, and individuals, and develops local, regional, and national climate change projects. He has six years of college engineering, green technology education, business, and environmental sciences education. He has overseen the development of a green engineering sciences curriculum. He also has 3 years of environmental science and green business development.