Solar power is one of the many ways we can reduce our environmental impact and lead more sustainable lives. Our diverse range of books on solar power includes detailed solar user guides, greenhouse solutions with renewable energy and solar power information. Our range includes such titles as: Sustainable House, Homeowner's Guide To Renewable Energy and Solar Electricity.
Chasing the Sun is Neville Williams’ inspiring account of his twelve year quest to bring solar power and light to people in the developing world who have no electricity. This book describes the founding of the non-profit Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) in 1990 which promoted solar power for a decade by setting up pilot solar rural electrification programs in eleven developing countries, including Zimbabwe, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and China. This project led to the authors launching of the commercial Solar Electric Light Company in 1997 which became the 'SELCO' group of companies that has overcome daunting challenges to bring solar electricity to 50,000 families in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Chasing the Sun asks why if millions of people in the developing world can utilize solar energy, why we in developed countries such as Australia cannot? Pick up your copy of chasing the Sun today to become inspired about solar energy.
Hosted and narrated by Cameron Diaz, this exciting four-part program circles the globe, exploring the remarkable ways that energy touches our daily lives. Cleverly weaving together the lives of astronauts in the Space Station, villagers in the Amazon, and an actress in Hollywood, the film examines vital energy issues and suggests ways that students can create a sustainable future.
In Connections, viewers discover how energy links us as a global community. Cradle to Cradle profiles architect William McDonough, a TIME magazine "Hero of the Planet," and his innovative green building designs. Energy Path answers the question ''When I turn on the light in my room, where does the electricity come from and how does it reach me?'' Be the Difference encourages personal action steps such as requesting renewable energy from utilities, driving hybrid cars, and buying energy-efficient appliances.
Power Shift serves as a terrific thought-starter and discussion tool for sparking a conversation around energy, sustainability, and technology.
"Power Shift gives us the essential steps that we must take to accelerate this transition to an economy that is based on renewable energy."-Global Energy Network Institute
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy is a positive, proactive book that proposes a set of policies and strategies for implementing the most promising cleaner energy technologies by all spheres of government, business and community organisations.
Mark Diesendorf argues that ecologically sustainable energy technologies based on energy efficiency, renewable energy and natural gas are commercially available today, and that their implementation could halve Australia's greenhouse gas emissions within just a few decades. This book argues that despite being a coal- and oil-dependent country, Australia could achieve an ecologically sustainable energy system.
Get yourself a copy of Greenhouse Solutions With Sustainable Energy today to find out how the global warming problem can be solved with sustainable energy.
With the PHOTOVOLTAICS: DESIGN AND INSTALLATION MANUAL, a world-class solar energy training and education provider – you will learn how to successfully design, install and maintain PV systems. The book contains an overview of photovoltaic electricity and a detailed of PV system components, including PV modules, batteries, controllers and inverters.
PHOTOVOLTAICS: DESIGN AND INSTALLATION MANUAL includes chapters on sizing photovoltaic systems, analyzing sites and installing PV systems as well as detailed appendices on PV system maintenance, trouble shooting and solar isolation data for over 300 sites around the world.
Used worldwide as a textbook, the topics covered include:
- PV applications
- Basics of electricity
- PV system components
- Solar site analysis and mounting
- Stand-alone PV system sizing
- PV/Generator hybrid system sizing
- Utility –Interactive PV systems
- Component specification
- System costs and economics
- Case studies and safety issues
Solar Energy International (SEI) has the non-profit mission to respond to the need for renewable energy education. Based in Carbondale, Colorado and active around the world, SEI provides information, education and training to people who want to shape a sustainable future.
Pow! Meet The Renewables is a quirky, informative and educational book aimed at introducing primary school aged children to the science of energy and helping to teach them the benefits of sustainable energy.
The complex science of Energy is simplified so that everyone can better understand the mechanisms at play. Coal, Oil, Gas as well as Wind, Sun, Water, Biomass and Geothermal all present their case.
The facts, insights and solutions are packaged in a unique blend of text, illustration and humour. This book, while designed for students who are asking the difficult questions, provides easily accessible knowledge for parents and teachers alike.
Pick up a copy of Pow! Meet The Renewables today as a great educational resource to help educate your child about the benefits of renewable energy.
Renewable City is an original guide to an entirely unprecedented urban transformation, to cities and towns powered by renewable energy. Squarely focused on action, it supports design, planning and management decisions and serves as a practical guide to practitioners, academics and political leaders in communities and cities worldwide.
Peter Droege is an expert on renewable energy and its role within the fields of urban design, development and urban infrastructure. Droege has performed academic roles at major universities in the United States and Japan, and is presently holding professorial positions at the Universities of Newcastle, Australia and Beijing, China as well as being a chairperson of the World Council for Renewable Energy.
Get hold of a copy of Renewable City today to inform yourself about modern renewable energy systems and how it is possible to phase them in.
Robert Sharman has been using and installing renewable energy systems for over 20 years, Renewable Energy is his manual to explain the technology in an accessible format.
This book contains information relevant to home owners, motor home builders and caravanners, covering solar, wind, micro hydro and steam. Useful information on how to design, install and use a renewable energy system and understanding the Australian standards for design is included.
Pick yourself up a copy of Renewable Energy today to get hold of all the information you need to start your own renewable energy project.
Simple Biodiesel is a wonderful book which offers all you need to know to start making your own biodiesel fuel from waste vegetable oil. Robert Sharman’s guide to making your own biodiesel is simple, thorough and accessible. Through his own trials he has become totally self-sufficient and has encouraged others in his community in Tasmania to try alternative power. And now, through this book, he is reaching out to the wider community and empowering people, through practical knowledge, to take control of their energy supplies.
Pick up your copy of Simple Biodiesel today to find out all you need to know about how to make use of a simple, cheap and efficient fuel source that will save the environment and your fuel bill.
Mobbs and his wife Heather Armstrong have used their experience to help and encourage others to do the same. Filled with practical information and advise this is, above all, a practical guide to self-sufficiency.
The sustainable house is much like any other to live in. It looks little different to its neighbours and contains the same modern appliances. So, whether you are planning to build or renovate, Sustainable House gives detailed information to help you achieve a sustainable, environmentally friendly home.
The Hype about Hydrogen offers an accessible explanation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. It takes a hard look at the practical difficulties of transitioning to a hydrogen economy and reveals why neither government policy nor business investment should be based on the belief that hydrogen cars will have meaningful commercial success in the near or medium term.
Joseph Romm argues that hydrogen is not economically feasible to use for transportation, nor will its use reduce global warming, because of the cost and greenhouse gases generated during production, the low energy content per volume and weight of the container, the cost of the fuel cells, and the cost of the infrastructure.
Get yourself a copy of The Hype about Hydrogen today to cut out the hype and find out the facts about hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
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