This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM contains the finest collection of official federal documents available anywhere on the subject of Solar Energy and photovoltaics (solar power cells), including the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Photovoltaics Program; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Center for Photovoltaics; Photovoltaics for Buildings; Photovoltaics Research and Development; Photovoltaics Silicon Materials Research; Solar Decathlon; Amorphous Silicon; NREL Solid State Theory Group and Solid State Spectroscopy.

Solar energy coverage includes: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Renewable Resource Data; Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; NREL Information Resources Catalog; Director and Management; Education Programs; Environmental Safety & Health; DOE Climate Challenge; Publications; News and Events; Press Releases 1995 through 2003. Photovoltaics coverage includes: National Center for Photovoltaics; Hotline Newsletter; DOE Photovoltaics program; NREL Photovoltaics for Buildings; NREL Photovoltaics Research & Development; Photovoltaic Silicon Materials Research; Solar Decathlon; Amorphous Silicon; Solid State Theory Group; Solid State Spectroscopy. National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV) coverage includes: World Class R & D: Partnering and Growth; Information Resources; Partnership Opportunities; PV Roadmap; What's Hot; NCPV Hotline Newsletter; Estimation Tools; Who We Are. NCPV Reports include: Basic Physics and Design of III-V Multijunction Solar Cells; R & D Partner Fact Sheets. Photovoltaics for Buildings coverage includes: Learn About PV; Research; News & Events; PV for Homes and Commercial Buildings; Whole-Building Design and PV for Homes; Solar Electricity for Homes; Solar Decathlon; Photovoltaics for Buildings: New Applications and Lessons Learned Report; Project Reports. NREL Energy-10 coverage includes: How it Works; Features; Resources; Program Information; Awards; Weather Data; Workshops.

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