Sun in a drawer. no shadows allowed

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975 · Environment; (United States)

OSTI ID:7320470

Anderson, B

A survey of the application of solar power to home use covers financial aspects such as the higher initial cost of a solar system compared with home heating systems and a seven-city study in which projected solar heating costs were lower than the costs of electric heating and, in some cases, lower than gas-heating costs; tax incentives; problems of design and manufacture such as the need to design a system to fit an existing building and to close the gap between the availability of finished solar components and the demand for them; do-it-yourself systems; construction barriers in the housing construction industry and the laws, e.g., fire codes; the need to define rights to unobstructed exposure to the sun's rays; and future problems, such as the coordination of solar energy and conventional energy systems.

• OSTI ID: 7320470
• Journal Information: Environment; (United States), Journal Name: Environment; (United States) Vol. 17:7; ISSN ENVTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
BUILDINGS
COST
DESIGN
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING