TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mackay, Michael,
TI  - Solar energy : an introduction / Michael E. Mackay
SN  - 9780199652112 (pbk.)
AV  - TJ810  .M32 2015
CY  - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
KW  -       Solar energy
N1  -  Includes index
;  1. Why solar energy is important ; 2. Solar radiation ; 3. Basic principles ; 4. Electrons in solids ; 5. Light absorption ; 6. The photovoltaic device ; 7. The solar chimney and tower ; 8. The flat plate solar energy collector ; 9. Solar thermal energy generated electricity ; Appendix A: Useful numbers, constants and relations ; B: Physical properties ; C: Dimensionless numbers and momentum and heat for correlations ; List of symbols ; Index
N2  - An introduction to the fundamental science and engineering of solar energy technologies. Gives a concise and detailed review of solar energy and its interaction with materials, and discusses photovoltaic devices and solar thermal technologies like the solar chimney, solar (power) tower, flat plate water heater, and electricity generation
ER  -