ENERGY IDEAS
DOUBLE ISSUE: SPRING / SUMMER 1996 · VOL. 1 · NUMBERS 3 & 4A Publication of The Center for Study of Responsive Law's Government Purchasing Project
Solar: An Array of Options
C O N T E N T S
FOUR MYTHS ABOUT SOLAR POWER
I. PASSIVE SOLAR: LET THE SUN SHINE IN
LARGE OFFICE BUILDINGS JOIN THE DAYLIGHTING BANDWAGON
PASSIVE SOLAR CASE STUDIES
PASSIVE SOLAR RESOURCES
II. PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS: STRIKING IT
GREEN
APPLICATIONS FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS
SAVING MONEY WITH URBAN, SOLAR-POWERED OUTDOOR LIGHTS
PV SYSTEMS CASE STUDIES
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PURCHASING PV PRODUCTS
SOLAR REPLACES DIESEL ON THE NATION'S ROADWAYS
SOLAR-POWERED PHONE CALL BOXES MAKE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS SAFER
BRINGING PARKS OUT OF THE DARK
USING THE SUN TO GUIDE SHIPS AT NIGHT
SOLAR SCHOOL ZONE FLASHERS PROTECT CHILDREN
PVS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: A FEW AGENCIES LEAD THE CHARGE
PV SYSTEMS RESOURCES
III. SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS: NOT JUST
A LOT OF HOT AIR
SWIMMING IN ENERGY SAVINGS
LARGE INSTITUTIONS GET INTO HOT WATER
AWARD-WINNING SOLAR COLLECTER HEATS AIR, LOWERS COSTS
SOLAR THERMAL CASE STUDIES
SOLAR THERMAL RESOURCES
OLYMPICS '96 GOES SOLAR
ON THE HORIZON: SOLAR COOLING AND
GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAICS
SOLAR PROCUREMENT LAWS
GETTING STARTED, GETTING FUNDED
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Robert Hickey, Editor
Nicole Capretz, Associate Editor, Energy Project Coordinator
Alicia Culver, Coordinator, Government Purchasing Project
Ralph Nader, Founder, Center for Study of Responsive Law
Michael Johnson, Research Assistant
Kathy Cashel, Production/Design
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