Users Guide to off Grid Energy Solutions

Further Reading Cooling

Northern Arizona Wind & Sun: Detailed information, with supplier guides, provided out of the USA. PO Box 125, Tolleson, AZ 85353 -or- 2725 E Lakin Dr, #2, Flagstaff AZ 86004. By toll free phone (USA only): 888 881 6464; (Phoenix, Arizona) 800 383 0195 (Flagstaff, Arizona) 602 877 2317 or 520 526 8017; By Fax +1 602 872 9215 or +1 520 527 0729; By Email: Windsun@Windsun.com; By WWW: http://www.windsun.com/navigation.htm

Jade Mountain Inc. provide some good, detailed information on refrigerators and freezers, with FAQ secction. See: http://www.jade-mtn.com/pump.html ; 717 Poplar Ave., Boulder, CO 80304, USA, P.O. Box 4616, Boulder, CO 80306, USA; By Phone (USA): +1 800 442 1972; By Fax: + 1 303 449 8266: By WWW: http://www.jademountain.com

PV Power Home Page: Contains detailed history of PV, extensive information on technology development, on suppliers, on news in the industry. PO Box 260145, Highlands Ranch, CO 80163-0145, USA; By Phone: +1 303-683-4748. By Fax: + 1 303 470 8239. By Email: site@pvpower.com ; By WWW: http://www.pvpower.com . Also publishes the BIPV, Built Environment PV Newsletter, By Email: markfitz@pvpower.com , http://www.pvpower.com/bipvnews.html .

Small Power Systems has developed a non-electric solar refrigerator-freezer. The refrigerator uses an aqua-ammonia absorption system similar to that used in propane refrigerators. The refrigerator consists of two separate units; the solar collector-generator and the refrigerator box. 74550 Dobie Lane, Covelo, CA 95428, USA. By Phone: +1 800 972 7179; By Fax: +1 707 983 6525; By Email: SPS@pacific.net; by Web: http://www.pacific.net/~sps/refrigeration.html

Crest, Solstice, see http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/re-kiosk/solar/pv/applications/remote/refrigeration.shtml for diagram of solar refrigeration configuration.

Special Readings on Evaporative Cooling (click here)