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dc.contributor.authorSeifert, Richard D.
dc.contributor.authorZarling, John P.
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-04T22:18:29Z
dc.date.available2013-03-04T22:18:29Z
dc.date.issued1978-03
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/1417
dc.description.abstractSolar energy applications are receiving attention in Alaska as in much of the rest of the country. Solar energy possibilities for Alaska include domestic water heating, hot-water or hot-air collection for space heating, and the use of passive solar heating in residential or commercial buildings. As a first analysis, this study concentrated on applying solar energy to domestic hot-water heating needs (not space heating) in Alaska, and an analysis of solar hot-water heating economics was performed using the F-CHART solar energy simulation computer program. Results indicate that solar energy cannot compete economically with oil-heated domestic hot water at any of the five study locations in Alaska, but that it may be economical in comparison with electrically heated hot water if solar collector systems can be purchased and installed for $20 to $25 per square foot.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was made possible by a grant from the Solar Planning Office, West, 3333 Quebec, Denver, Colorado. It was performed as the Alaskan response to a western regional solar energy planning grant from the U. S. Department of Energy. The authors wish to acknowledge the support and cooperation of the Alaska State Department of Commerce, Division of Energy and Power Development, through whose efforts the grant was made available, especially Clarissa Quinlan, Grant Peterson, and Don Markle.en_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alaska, Institute of Water Resourcesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIWR;no. 89
dc.subjectsolar energy applicationsen_US
dc.subjectcomputer simulationen_US
dc.titleSolar Energy Resource Potential in Alaskaen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-01-24T15:53:11Z


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