Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Product Review - The Renewable Energy Handbook

Over at Amazon, they've got a wealth of information on building your own solar and wind power systems. One such book is The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living. Here is their description:

As oil prices continue to rise, many people are starting to think about how to unhook from the electricity grid. The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses completely on off-grid, sustainable living and rural energy independence.

Author/engineer William H. Kemp, who is a leading expert in small- and mid-scale renewable energy technologies, designed and built his own off-grid home. The result is a house that has all the standard “middle-class” creature comforts while using less than five times the total fossil-fuel energy of the average North American house.

The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses on the unique requirements of off-grid living and contains chapters on energy conservation; heating and cooling; backup power; domestic water heating; wireless communications; photovoltaic, wind, and microhydro energy generation; battery selection; and inverters.

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

The book is augmented with hundreds of illustrations, line drawings, photographs, and appendices.

This book is a must-have for anyone serious about powering their home from renewable energy. Most of all, if you intend to convert to off-grid or semi-autonomous power systems this book is for you!


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