The homeowner's energy handbook your guide to getting off the grid

"Each chapter of 'Homeowner's Energy Handbook' provides a comprehensive discussion of renewable energy sources along with 'green guides' for building your own energy-saving -- and energy-producing -- equipment. Step-by-step instructions show you how to build a bicycle-p...

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Main Author: Scheckel, Paul.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, Ã2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Home energy efficiency. Getting ready for renewables ; Do your own energy audit ; Insulating your home ; Deep energy retrofits ; Home energy monitoring
  • Renewable energy. Solar hot water ; Solar electric generation ; Wind electric generation ; Hydro electric generation ; Renewable electricity management ; Biodiesel ; Wood gas ; Biogas.