Solar Information Library
Thank you for your interest in our solar
energy systems. We have found that the following materials
are useful to the customer who wants a deeper understanding
of the things that affect the utilization of solar energy.
Some of the publications are written in technical or scientific
language and other are written in layman's language.
Some of the documents are in PDF
format which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
You many download the latest version here.
Radiantec Publications
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Solar
Energy and the Environment
A position paper by Robert Starr
that illustrates our environmental challenges and the
role of the direct utilization of solar energy in their
remediation.
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Solar
Energy Fundamentals
The basics about solar energy
phenomena including the solar energy resource, solar
collector design, solar storage, heat transfer cooling,
etc.
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Evaluation Reports (technical
language)
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US
Department of Energy Report
A detailed technical evaluation
of the Solar Option One Heating System by Radiantec
Company that uses solar collectors to heat a radiant
solar panel slab. The report shows a considerable improvement
in terms of efficiency, performance, initial cost and
architectural flexibility.
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Magazine Articles (layman's
language)
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Rodale's
NEW SHELTER article
This is an important article by
Fred Langa, Senior Editor that describes in layman's
language the Solar Option One solar heating system
and goes on to relate the general principles behind
the successful construction of a solar heating system.
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