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Add free, open Solar Engineering courses 	Web Site 	Organization (if any)	Degree / Non-degree	Instructor's Name 	Location	Other Info 	Language	Tags
Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-997-direct-solar-thermal-to-electrical-energy-conversion-technologies-fall-2009/	MIT 	non-degree 	Prof. Gang Chen 	Browser 	Start anytime 	English 	Graduate
Fundamentals of Photovoltaics 	https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-627-fundamentals-of-photovoltaics-fall-2013/ 	MIT 	non-degree 	Prof. Tonio Buonassisi	Browser 	Lecture Videos	English 	Undergraduate / Graduate
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World University & School would like to start developing an 18 wheel truck trailer that will power the engine in the cab in front - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Solar_Vehicle ... (this is the idea: http://www.portawatts.com/truck%20power%20rig%20portawatts%20lres.jpg but this is a portable, renewable-energy, stationary power generator, and not what I have in mind). Here's a new, open, wiki subject about this at WUaS: Solar Trailer Design: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Solar_Trailer_Design.
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Can the Cost of Solar in the U.S. Compete with Germany?. 2013. Can the Cost of Solar in the U.S. Compete with Germany? RMI’s new report with Georgia Tech details U.S. installation cost reduction opportunities. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
Chang, Elliot. 2012. UCLA Develops Transparent, Electricity-Generating, Solar Cell Windows. July 23. science.slashdot.org.
Guccione, Leia, Albert Chan, and Jesse Morris. 2013. Who’s the BoS?: The United States has much to learn from Germany’s über-low balance of systems costs for solar PV. February 11. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
mdsolar. 2013. Arizona Approves Grid-Connection Fees For Solar Rooftops. November 16. hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/11/16/1422227/arizona-approves-grid-connection-fees-for-solar-rooftops .
Meinhold, Bridgette. 2012. Wilson Solar Grill Stores the Sun's Energy for Nighttime Fuel-Free Grilling. August 14. StumbleUpon.
necro81. 2012. Towards a 50% Efficient Solar Cell. September 14. tech.slashdot.org.
PANDIT, VIRENDRA. 2013. Now, Gujarat to cover Narmada canals with solar panels!. Chennai, India: thehindubusinessline.com.
Schwartz, Mark. 2013. Stanford study could lead to paradigm shift in organic solar cell research: A new study by Stanford scientists overturns a widely held explanation for how organic photovoltaics turn sunlight into electricity. Stanford, CA: engineering.stanford.edu.
Installing solar PV in a rural community
http://www.extension.org/pages/54905/solar-energy-in-agriculture-resources#.U87f741dVKo
http://energy.gov/public-services/homes/saving-electricity/buying-making-electricity
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Some Massachusetts' resources:
Massachusetts' Solar Leaders. 2012. Massachusetts' Solar Leaders: The Cities and Towns at the Forefront of the Clean Energy Revolution. environmentmassachusetts.org/reports/mae/massachusetts-solar-leaders.
Falmouth, Cape Cod, leading Massachusetts in Solar Development. 2012. Falmouth, Cape Cod, leading Massachusetts in Solar Development. environmentamerica.org/news/mae/falmouth-cape-cod-leading-massachusetts-solar-development.
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Baikie, Bruce. 2011. Solar PV System for Charging Haiti School Children Laptops. (One Laptop Per Child). Youtube.com.
Bao, Zhenan. 2012. Stanford Scientists Create All-Carbon Solar Cell. Stanford, CA: Stanford University.
Carey, Bjorn. 2013. POWERED BY THE SUN: STANFORD STUDENTS ADD SOLAR PANELS TO THEIR ZERO-EMISSIONS HOUSE. August 2. Stanford, CA: Stanford News Service.
How To Build A Solar Food Dehydrator. 2013. How To Build A Solar Food Dehydrator. knowledgeweighsnothing.com.
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