Handbooks and Guides

Once the user becomes familiar with the terms and ideas conveyed in the encyclopedias, or if s/he already has a basic understanding of the topic, the user can consult the following guides or handbooks to narrow his/her focus.

• Crosbie, Michael J., ed. The Passive Solar Design and Construction Handbook. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.
  D.H. Hill Library Stacks TH7414 .P254 1998
  "This handbook focuses specifically on the construction of passive solar, single family, detached residential buildings" - from introduction. Chapters include: passive solar fundamentals, direct gain, thermal storage walls, attached sunspaces, convective loops, and materials. Includes diagrams, illustrations, blueprints, photographs, and tables. Includes glossary, bibliographic references and index.

• Davidson, Joel. The New Solar Electric Home: The Photovoltaics how-to Handbook. 9th Printing, Ann Arbor, MI: AATEC Publications, 1995.
  D.H. Hill Library Stacks TH7414 .D36 1987
  Detailed handbook-covering introduction to photovoltaic energy, sizing a system, installation, short course in electricity, and information sources. Includes photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and tables.

• Howes, Ruth, and Anthony Fainberg, eds. The Energy Sourcebook: A Guide to Technology, Resources, and Policy. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1991.
  Davis Library Stacks TJ808.5 .E53 1991
  Chapters include information and overviews of the energy crisis and changes from 1973; to source technologies, such as solar thermal energy, hydroelectricity, geothermal energy, and energy from biomass; and technologies related to end use, such as: energy conservation in buildings and appliances. Includes illustrations, glossary and index.

• Johansson, Thomas B., et al., eds. Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels and Electricity. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1993.
  Davis Reference Stacks TJ808 .R43 1993
  Volume was commissioned by the UN Solar Energy group on Environment and Development as input to the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. Chapters include information on renewable fuels, hydropower, wind energy, solar thermal electric technology, photovoltaic technology, and bioenergy/solar cooking.

• World Energy Council. New Renewable Energy Resources: A Guide to the Future. London: Kogan Page, 1994.
  Davis Library Stacks TJ808 .N48 1994
  A comprehensive and global overview of renewable energy sources. Studies report on the various renewable energies: solar, wind, oceanic, geothermal, tidal, mini-hydro, wood, and biomass. Includes diagrams, tables, acronym chart, and index.

• Zaborsky, Oskar R., ed. CRC Handbook of Biosolar Resources. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1981.
  D.H. Hill Library Stacks TP360 .C73
  "Professional-level reference source for the most pertinent information on biosolar resources ultimately intended for utilization. It is arranged on the natural flow of events from production to ultilization." - from Information Sources in Science and Technology. 3rd ed. Englewood, CA: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1998.