Energy bills have skyrocketed in North America, and traditional energy sources can be as damaging to the environment as they are to your pocketbook. The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy will show you how to slash your home energy costs while dramatically reducing your carbon footprint.
Completely revised and updated, this new edition describes the most practical and affordable methods for making significant improvements in home energy efficiency and tapping into clean, affordable, renewable energy resources. If implemented, these measures will save the average homeowner tens of thousands of dollars over the coming decades.
Focusing on the latest technological advances in residential renewable energy, this guide examines each alternative energy option availableincluding:
- Solar hot water and solar hot air systems
- Space heat: passive and active solar retrofits and heat pumps
- Wood heat
- Passive cooling
- Electricity from solar, wind and microhydro
- Hydrogen, fuel cells, methane digesters and biodiesel.
This well-illustrated and accessible guide is an essential resource for those wanting to enter the renewable energy field. Packed with practical tipsand guidelines, it gives readers sufficient knowledge to hire and communicate effectively with contractors and is a must-read for anyone interested in saving money and achieving energy independence.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 644
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781550924794 9780865716865
- LCCN
- TJ163.5.D86
- LCCN Item number
- C48 2011eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xiii, 337 p.)
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00226923 (OCoLC)741492467 (CaOOCEL)438982
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Dedication 6
- Mother Earth News Recommendation 7
- Contents 8
- Join the Conversation 11
- Acknowledgments 12
- Introduction 16
- Chapter 1: Renewable Energy: Clean, Affordable, and Reliable 24
- Chapter 2: Conservation Rules: The Cornerstone of Your Energy Future 46
- Chapter 3: Solar Hot Water Systems: Satisfying Domestic Hot Water Needs with Solar Energy 90
- Chapter 4: Free Heat: Passive Solar and Heat Pumps 124
- Chapter 5: Solar Hot Air and Hot Water Systems: Affordable Heat from the Sun 146
- Chapter 6: Wood Heat 164
- Chapter 7: Passive Cooling: Staying Cool Naturally 188
- Chapter 8: Solar Electricity: Powering Your Home with Solar Energy 212
- Chapter 9: Wind Power: Meeting Your Needs for Electricity 254
- Chapter 10: Microhydro: Generating Electricity from Running Water 282
- A Brief Afterword 308
- Appendix 310
- Resource Guide 312
- Index 342
- About the Author 351
