The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living | 
 enlarge | Author: William H. Kemp
Publisher: Aztext Press
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  20 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 592
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0973323329
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.042
EAN: 9780973323320
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Product 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.
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 Renewable Energy handbook October 7, 2008
Astepe (USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I believe most topics covered just scratch the surface of the field. One needs a lot more information from other sources.
Astepe
The Renewable Energy Handbook September 30, 2008
William J. Kwortnick (Harleysville, PA USA)
If you are looking into various forms of alternative energy, this book covers it all, even a few you may have not thought about. A clear non-engineering discription of each method is provided along with the pros and cons. Diagrams along with examples and photos are provided as well.
This book will act as a valuable tool to both novice and professionals.
A very cost effective investment!
 tripe July 11, 2008
Zeke Hefko
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is a web site printed out in large type. Books printed thirty years earlier are more usefull.
 Awesome book! June 27, 2008
S. Guyette (New Hampshire, USA)
Helpful and informative. Easy to understand diagrams and explanations in plain English (i.e. you don't have to be ultra-tech-savvy to understand it).
informative June 18, 2008
Joseph L. Engelbrecht (Bondurant, Iowa)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Lots of useful info. Gives you a new way to look at the world.
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