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Distance Education Guidebook (In Spanish) - a technical manual for Distance Education written by the Southwest Technology Development Institute with help from Sandia National Laboratories and Winrock International, August, 2001.

 

National Electric Code (NEC) - suggested practices based on requirements of the NEC as they relate to photovoltaic power systems.

 

Water Pumping Guidebook (In Spanish) - a useful guide for developing water pumping projects using photovoltaic energy. An English version will be made available soon.

 

Water Pumping Sizing Sheets - can be printed and used to calculate the water pumping load, the photovoltaic system array size, and the pumped water and pumping rate.

 

Water Pumping-Lifecycle Cost Comparison - a paper discussing the benefits of photovoltaic water pumping versus the use of other forms of energy.

 

Water Pumping - PV vs. Motor Generator - a comparison of the advantages of using photovoltaics for water pumping over using a fuel run motor generator.