Solar power your home for dummies

Solar power your home for dummies

Rik DeGunther, 1956-

Book - 2008

Explains the fundamentals of solar power and other renewable energy sources, including estimating energy needs, selecting the right equipment, and maintaining the system once it is installed.

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Subjects
Photovoltaic power systems.
Photovoltaic power generation.
Dwellings > Power supply.
Solar houses.
Published
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley [2008]
Language
English
Main Author
Rik DeGunther, 1956- (-)
Physical Description
xviii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780470175699
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Playing the Energy Game
  • Chapter 1. Helping the World through Solar Power
  • Chapter 2. Surveying Your Household Energy Efficiency and Use
  • Chapter 3. Making Your Home Energy Efficient
  • Part II. Understanding Solar - Just the Facts, Ma'am
  • Chapter 4. Working with Solar Basics
  • Chapter 5. Evaluating Your Solar Potential
  • Chapter 6. Calculating Payback on Your Solar Investment
  • Chapter 7. Installing Your Solar System
  • Part III. Doing It Yourself: Smalland Medium-Sized Projects
  • Chapter 8. Digging In to Landscape Projects
  • Chapter 9. Jumping In to Small Projects with Big Results
  • Chapter 10. Heating and Purifying Water
  • Chapter 11. Diving In to Swimming Pool Projects
  • Chapter 12. Supplementing Your Domestic Water Heater
  • Chapter 13. Breezeway : Directing Wind within Your House
  • Chapter 14. Solar Pumps, Wind Power, Hydro Power, and Batteries in Applications
  • Part IV. Home Solar Projects: Getting a Little Help from Your Friends
  • Chapter 15. Deciding between Doing It Yourself and Contracting
  • Chapter 16. Glass Houses (and Plastic, Too): Greenhouses and Sunrooms
  • Chapter 17. Plugging In to the Grid with a Full-Scale PV System
  • Chapter 18. Divorcing the Grid: Going Solo with Solar Power Systems
  • Part V. Buying, Selling, and Building a Solar Home
  • Chapter 19. Building a Solar Home from the Ground Up
  • Chapter 20. Buying and Selling a Solar Home
  • Part VI. Finding the Moolah to Do the Job
  • Chapter 21. Subsidizing Your Solar Projects with Other People's Money
  • Chapter 22. Financing Your Solar Investments
  • Part VII. The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 23. Ten Best Solar Investments
  • Chapter 24. Ten or So Best Do-It-Yourself Projects
  • Chapter 25. Ten Cheap Solar Projects and Devices
  • Chapter 26. Ten or So Worst Solar Mistakes
  • Index

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