(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) — ‘Solar Technologies for Buildings’ by Ursula Eicker provides an overview solar technologies relevant to the built environment, including solar thermal energy for heating and cooling, passive solar energy for daylighting and heating supply, and photovoltaics for electricity production.

The book provides practical examples and calculations that will enable component and system simulation. It also discusses new trends in thermal energy use, including the architectural integration of collector systems, integrated ventilation photovoltaics facades and solar powered absorption cooling systems.

‘Solar Technologies for Buildings’ covers cutting-edge applications which include active and passive cooling techniques, as well as, results from ongoing research projects.

Topics addressed include solar energy use in buildings, irradiance, solar thermal energy and cooling, grid connected PV systems, thermal analysis of building-integrated solar components, passive solar energy, and lighting technology and daylight use.

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