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Residential Solar Power Generation Systems for Better Environment

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The decline of the world’s fossil energy supply, the increase in energy consumption, and the continuous trend of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions enforce innovation and research efforts toward the implementation of a global economy based on renewable energy. As mentioned in many sources (e.g., Baneman, 2008), with the increasing price of fossil fuels and augmenting taxes placed by governments on emissions, renewable energies will become progressively competitive.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Ontario Centres of Excellence, and the Cleanfield Energy Inc.

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  1. University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

    Calin Zamfirescu & William Robert Wagar

  2. Cleanfield Energy, Inc., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

    Ibrahim Dincer & Tony Verrelli

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  1. Institute of Technology (UOIT), University of Ontario, Simcoe Street N. 2000, Oshawa, L1H 7K4, Canada

    Ibrahim Dincer

  2. Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, 35100, Turkey

    Arif Hepbasli

  3. Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Nigde University, Nigde, 51200, Turkey

    Adnan Midilli

  4. School of Civil Aviation, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey

    T. Hikmet Karakoc

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Zamfirescu, C., Dincer, I., Verrelli, T., Wagar, W.R. (2010). Residential Solar Power Generation Systems for Better Environment. In: Dincer, I., Hepbasli, A., Midilli, A., Karakoc, T. (eds) Global Warming. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1017-2_4

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