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SAND Report: SAND77-0885, August 1977.
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The recent efforts to use solar energy to meet some of the nation's energy needs have resulted in a strong interest in assessing the magnitude and distribution of this resource. For quite a long time it has been widely believed that only in the high desert regions of the Southwest is there
The recent efforts to use solar energy to meet some of the nation's energy needs have resulted in a strong interest in assessing the magnitude and distribution of this resource. For quite a long time it has been widely believed that only in the high desert regions of the Southwest is there
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sufficient direct beam solar radiation to allow the economic use of concentrating collectors. Generally, it was felt that in most parts of the country only flat plate solar collectors would be practical because they can capture the diffuse radiation as well as the direct. Show Less