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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank my colleagues and other individuals who have encouraged and
assisted me in writing this book. I am especially grateful to all agencies and organi-
zations that provided photographs and allowed use of some textual material, and my
colleagues who read the manuscript and provided valuable insight.
My thanks go to Ken Touryan, Ph.D.; Zareh Astourian, MMPE, Corporate President,
TMAD TAYLOR & GAINES; Jorn Christensen, Ph.D., Aerospace Communication;
Robert McConnell, Ph.D., Senior Vice President Business Development, and Vahan
Garboushian, President, AMONIX; Mark Gangi, AIA; Mary Olson Kanian; Gene
Beck, EnviroTech Financial, Inc.; William Nona, Architect, National Council of
Architectural Registration Boards; Frank Pao, CEO, Atlantis Energy Systems; Deborah
Blackwell, Vice President, Hyperion Power Generation, Inc.; Gustavo Fernandes; and
Ricardo Abecassis. Special thanks go to Carla Gharibian for her meticulous editing of
the manuscript.
Thanks also go to AMONIX, Torrance, CA; MARTIFER USA, Santa Monica, CA;
A&M Energy Solutions, Santa Monica, CA; Atlantis Energy Systems, Inc., Sacramento,
CA; California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA; Fotoworks Studio, Los Angeles,
CA; Museum of Water and Life, Hemet, CA, Center for Water Education; SolarWorld
California, Camarillo, CA; SunPower Corporation, Oakland, CA; Solar Integrated
Technologies, Los Angeles, CA; U.S. Green Building Council, Los Angeles Chapter;
U.S. Department of Energy; National Renewable Energy Laboratories; Sandia National
Laboratories; Hyperion Power Generation, Inc., Washington, DC; DWP Solar;
Solectria Inverters; Solargenix Energy, Newport Beach, CA; TMAD TAYLOR &
GAINES, Pasadena, CA; UMA/Heliocol, Clearwater, FL; and EnviroTech Financial,
Inc., Orange, CA.

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