Revised solar manual introduced at UAF

May 29, 2018

Marmian Grimes

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service has released a new edition of “A Solar Design Manual for Alaska.”

Extension energy specialist Art Nash and Chris Pike and Erin Whitney, research engineers with the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, will talk about the revised manual and how to use it, from 6-8 p.m. May 31. The discussion will take place in the BP Design Theater on the fourth floor of the new engineering building at UAF,  known officially as the Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility.

Nash, Pike and Whitney updated the manual, which was written by former Extension energy specialist Rich Seifert and first published in 1981. The fifth edition includes many updates, an expanded section on solar photovoltaic technology and two new appendices. One includes case studies of Alaskans who use solar energy, and a second appendix describes how to use solar energy to heat greenhouses and extend the growing season.

The guide includes information on solar design, components, current standards and codes, solar economics and financing, solar heating technologies, passive solar heating, and active solar water heating.

The 108-page guide may be downloaded at http://bit.ly/2n9ECrQ. Hard copies will be available soon for $15 and may be ordered at 877-520-5211. For more information, contact Nash at 907-474-6366 or alnashjr@alaska.edu.