Japanese/United States Symposium on Solar Energy systems. Volume 1: Summary of proceedings

Technical papers reviewing the present status and future plans for the development of solar energy systems in Japan and the United States are presented. In addition, data are given on the following: (1) solar-thermal systems for heating and cooling of buildings, heating of water, process heat, solar furnaces, and generation of electricity, (2) ocean based systems for generation of electricity, (3) photovoltaic systems for direct generation of electricity, (4) thermoelectric and thermionic systems for the direct generation of electricity, (5) wind energy conversion systems for the generation of electricity or the pumping of water, air, or other fluids, (6) organic material systems for the production of energy crops on land or in the oceans, and bioconversion processes for manufacturing heat, electricity, etc. and (7) chemical dissociation systems for the production of hydrogen and oxygen gases and electricity.