Solar Electricity Handbook

The Solar Electricity Handbook is a yearbook[1] written by eco-technology author Michael Boxwell.[2] It is a beginners technical manual for people looking to learn about solar energy and how to generate electricity from photovoltaic panels.[1]

Solar Electricity Handbook
2012 edition cover
AuthorMichael Boxwell
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGreenstream Publishing (current)
Publication date
2012
Media typePrint (Paperback) and Kindle
Pages187
ISBN978-1-907670-04-6

The book starts with explaining how solar energy works and then guides the reader through evaluating a solar project, how to design a photovoltaic system and how to install and maintain it. The book uses the principal example of a small off-grid home, but incorporates a number of other examples throughout the book.[1]

The book is not aimed at people who are already working in the photovoltaic industry.[3]

Updated every year, the book's seventh revision was published in 2013.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Solar Electricity Handbook". Solarelectricityhandbook.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. ^ Knight, Ben (May 17, 2010). "The surprisingly low cost of going solar". Metro Canada.
  3. ^ "Why I wrote the Solar Electricity Handbook". Solarelectricityhandbook.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. ^ "Greenstream Publishing". GreenstreamPublishing.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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