Wind Power, Revised Edition: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business
by Paul Gipe
List Price:
Our Price: $27.37
You Save: $22.63 (45%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $22.95 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Paul GipeEdition: Paperback
Published: 2004-04
ISBN: 1931498148
Number of pages: 504
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Book Reviews of Wind Power, Revised Edition: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business
Book Review: Blown away with all this information
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a very technical book. Loads of details. Eye opening for any amature thinking "Oh, I'll just get a windmill and I won't have any more electric bills!" Worth reading if you really want to produce green electricity. You need considerable land, about a year's worth the wind data for your particular site, more than a few thousand bucks, and even then, you may still find that it won't pay for itself. One thing I didn't think about is that ice can form on the blades and fling off- hitting your home, a neighbor's home, or a car...
Is it a good book? Yes. Very clear, complete information on the topic.
Summary of Wind Power, Revised Edition: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business
Wind energy today is a booming worldwide industry. The technology has truly come of age, with better, more reliable machinery and a greater understanding of how and where wind power makes sense--from the independent homestead to a grid-connected utility-wide perspective. Heightened concerns about our environment mean that this resurgence of interest in wind--a natural and widespread power source--is here to stay. Wind Power is the completely revised and expanded edition of Paul Gipe?s definitive 1993 book, Wind Power for Home and Business. In addition to expanded sections on gauging wind resources and siting wind turbines, this edition includes new examples and case studies of successful wind systems, international sources for new and used equipment, and hundreds of color photographs and illustrations.Research Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in LEED and Sustainable Design
Ten Shades of Green: Architecture and the Natural Worldby Peter Buchanan
W. W. Norton; Published: 2005-12-19; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.37
Price in other shops:
Energy-Efficient Architecture: Basics for Planning and Constructionby Roberto Gonzalo, Karl J. Habermann
Birkh?user Basel; Published: 2006-04-21; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $69.15
Price in other shops:
The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability: Charting the Conceptual Landscape through Economy, Ecology, and Cultureby Ann Thorpe
Island Press; Published: 2007-06-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $24.94
Price in other shops:
Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planningby Daniel E. Williams
Wiley; Published: 2007-05-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $53.99
Price in other shops:
Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peakby Kenneth S. Deffeyes
Hill and Wang; Published: 2006-06-13; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.28
Price in other shops:
Energy Revolution: Policies For A Sustainable Futureby Howard Geller
Island Press; Published: 2002-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $32.00
Price in other shops:
Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertaintiesby Vaclav Smil
The MIT Press; Published: 2005-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.00
Price in other shops:
Renewable EnergyOxford University Press, USA; Published: 2004-05-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $45.79
Price in other shops:
Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among Optionsby Jefferson W. Tester, Elisabeth M. Drake, Michael J. Driscoll, Michael W. Golay, William A. Peters
The MIT Press; Published: 2005-07-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $58.08
Price in other shops:
Practical Photovoltaics: Electricity from Solar Cellsby Richard J. Komp
Aatec Publications; Published: 1995-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.18
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanksby Art Ludwig
Oasis Design; Published: 2005-05-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.58
Price in other shops:
Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))by Rik DeGunther
For Dummies; Published: 2007-12-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.91
Price in other shops:
The Solar House: Passive Heating and Coolingby Daniel D. Chiras
Chelsea Green Publishing Company; Published: 2002-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $18.68
Price in other shops:
Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)by Bob Ramlow, Benjamin Nusz
New Society Publishers; Published: 2006-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.00
Price in other shops:
Windpower Workshopby Hugh Piggott
Centre for Alternative Technologies; Published: 2001-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.17
Price in other shops:
Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Homeby Rex A. Ewing
PixyJack Press, LLC; Published: 2005-06-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.62
Price in other shops:
The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living)by Dan Chiras
New Society Publishers; Published: 2006-02-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.74
Price in other shops:
Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manualby Solar Energy International
New Society Publishers; Published: 2004-09-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $35.96
Price in other shops:
The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Livingby William H. Kemp
Aztext Press; Published: 2006-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $18.03
Price in other shops:
Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systemsby Paul Gipe
Chelsea Green Publishing Company; Published: 1999-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.68
Price in other shops: