Renewable Energy: A User's Guide

Mccrea, Andy

ISBN 10: 1847970613 / ISBN 13: 9781847970619

Published by Crowood Pr, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Renewable Energy: A User's Guide
• Publisher: Crowood Pr
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847970613
• ISBN 13: 9781847970619
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1776497874.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 17092050
• Signed: 4/18/2026 7:37:54 AM
• Seller catalogs:
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  • 9781847970619

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Synopsis

Every day there are news reports that highlight spiraling energy costs, accelerating energy consumption, serious concerns over fuel security, and fears that oil production may soon decline, all set against a background of global warming and the devastating impact of climate change. The author emphasizes that we need to use renewable energy technologies on a much wider scale to produce heat and electricity, and argues that if action is taken immediately it could make an enormous difference in helping to meet CO2 reduction targets. He demonstrates how by installing a renewable energy technology in your home, you will be taking a step towards reducing your carbon footprint and helping to save the planet. The technologies covered are solar energy, heat pumps, biomass fuels such as wood, waste and even specially grown crops, wind power, and hydroelectricity.

About the Author

Andy McCrea has worked as a power engineer and manager within the energy industry in Northern Ireland for over thirty years.  Over the last fifteen years, his work has focused on the environmental side of the industry.  Since 2003, he has been the Director of Action Renewables, a government-funded private company, established to promote the rapid development and uptake of renewable energy.  Dr McCrea is a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Environmentalist and a Fellow of the Energy Institute, and in 2004 he was awarded an MBE for services to the electricity industry.