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Solar home on the range

Journal Article · · Solar Today
OSTI ID:20006010

Solar technologies and indigenous materials are used in this remote Texas ranch house. Passive solar, thermal mass of adobe walls, photovoltaics, wood stoves, native stone, a ventilated roof, reflective barrier, and porch overhangs surrounding the house combine to keep the house comfortable all summer. The PV system used a passive solar tracking system that increased the electrical output by an overall 29 percent.

OSTI ID:
20006010
Journal Information:
Solar Today, Journal Name: Solar Today Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 13; ISSN 1042-0630; ISSN SOTOEV
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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