The Complete Idiot's Guide to Renewable Energy for Your Home
| Author | : Brita Belli |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2009-07-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781101104958 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1101104953 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (953 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Renewable Energy for Your Home written by Brita Belli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential how-to on powering your home with sun, wind, water, and more. For readers wanting to save money-and the planet-by using alternative energy, this book provides everything they need to know. The five basic sources are fully covered: sun, wind, water, earth, and bio. The benefits, what is needed, and whether it will work for a particular home are all carefully laid out in this comprehensive overview: ? Solar energy for home heating, water heating, and electricity ? Wind power, hydrogen, and micro hydro power ? Heat pumps-air, geothermal, and water source ? Heating with wood and going bio