A Survey of Considerations for Solar Energy Facility Applications.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to provide Air Force civil engineers some useful information for the planning and programming of solar energy systems to satisfy facility energy requirements. This report has been prepared in response to the belief that considerable interest in solar energy system technology, as well as other alternate energy schemes, is increasing at a rapid pace in the Air Force. A considerable effort is devoted to appraising the current status of fossil fuel energy resources in order to establish the need for expanded work in developing solar energy technology. The current and potential areas of application of solar energy technology are described with special attention devoted to space heating. Additionally, environmental considerations of solar energy technology are described along with the current Air Force solar energy program. This report concludes with some suggestions for establishing a solar energy program on an individual or installation basis. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049490

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  • Marshall W. Nay Jr.

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Cooling
  • Electric Power
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Systems
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • United States

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  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space