The Renewable Energy Handbook: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy and Independent Living - Revised & Updated

William H. Kemp

ISBN 10: 098101321X / ISBN 13: 9780981013213

Published by Aztext Press, 2009

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Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. This revised edition focuses on the unique requirements of off-grid living and the use of "green" energy for homeowners connected to electrical utilities. It covers energy efficiency, home heating and cooling, domestic water heating, and various energy generation methods such as photovoltaic, wind, and micro-hydro systems. The book also addresses battery selection, inverters, backup power, and wireless communications, providing comprehensive specifications for many products available today. Whether you're a novice or an industry expert, this handbook teaches you how to maximize your energy budget while utilizing renewable energy, alleviating concerns about pollution for future generations. Since its initial release in 2003, this top-selling technology book has been recognized as a leader in its field. The 2010 edition is fully revised, presented in an easy-to-read 8 x 10 inch format, and enhanced with hundreds of illustrations, line drawings, photographs, and appendices. Author and engineer William H. Kemp, a leading expert in renewable energy technologies, shares insights from his experience designing and building an off-grid home that maintains middle-class comforts without fossil fuels. The author showcases various homes to illustrate real-world applications of these technologies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Renewable Energy Handbook: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy and Independent Living - Revised & Updated
• Publisher: Aztext Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 098101321X
• ISBN 13: 9780981013213
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Technology & Engineering

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Synopsis

This revised edition of The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses on the unique requirements of off-grid living as well as using "green" energy for homeowners who remain connected to the electrical utility. The book contains chapters on:

• Energy efficiency and economics
• Home heating and cooling and domestic water heating
• Photovoltaic, wind, and micro-hydro energy generation
• Battery selection and inverters
• Backup power, wireless communications, etc.

It includes comprehensive specifications for many of the products available in the market today.

Whether you are just curious or an industry expert, this handbook will show you how to stretch your energy dollars (doing much more with less) while powering your home with renewable energy. And, unlike fossil fuels or nuclear energy, renewable energy frees you from worry about dumping today's pollution on tomorrow's children.

Since its release in 2003, The Renewable Energy Handbook has been a top-selling technology book and is recognized as the best in its field.

This edition has been fully revised for 2010 and beyond. It has been increased in size to an easy-to-read 8 x 10 inch format, and it is augmented with hundreds of illustrations, line drawings, photographs, and appendices.

Author/engineer William H. Kemp is a leading expert in renewable energy technologies. He and his wife designed and built their own off-grid home, which has all the standard middle-class creature comforts while using no fossil-fuel energy. The author showcases an assortment of homes, including his own, to demonstrate real-world application of the technologies.

About the Author

William (Bill) Kemp, is V.P. Engineering of an energy sector corporation where he leads the development of low environmental impact hydroelectric and agricultural biogas systems. Bill is a leading expert in small and mid-scale renewable energy technologies. He is the author of four books and numerous articles. He and his wife live off-the-grid in Eastern Ontario.