This book is for anyone looking to build solar projects and knowledge:
☼ Students and teachers。 Especially high school and undergraduate university levels in science, math, engineering, environmental and social justice, and technical fields。
☼ Community organizers and
builders looking to build solar projects。
☼ Entrepreneurs and
inventors looking to build solar products。
☼ Families looking to learn together!
Learn how to build photovoltaic systems for a:
☼ A
small home in a financially rich country
☼ A
few homes in a financially poor country
☼ School rooms and community spaces
☼ Isolated loads like electric gates, pumps, and telecommunications equipment
☼ A
tiny home or
#vanlife ☼ Glamping and
backpacking equipment
☼ Emergency supply, e。g。, powering an oxygen machine during a power outage
☼ Zombie-apocalypse equipment
☼ Laptop and
cellphone chargers
☼ Solar entrepreneurship devices
Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign, and a special arrangement with the publisher, Humboldt State Press, all of the net proceeds from sales will go back into the book and to the Appropedia Foundation。 In addition, the content is licensed open source, as Creative Commons, so you can share it however you like!