Wind energy basics : a guide to home- and community-scale wind energy systems
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Wind energy basics : a guide to home- and community-scale wind energy systems
Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c2009
2nd ed
- : alk. paper
Available at / 1 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The availability of clean, renewable power is without question going to be the defining challenge and goal of the 21st century, and wind will lead the way. Internationally acclaimed wind energy expert Paul Gipe is as soberly critical of past energy mistakes as he is convincingly optimistic about the future. The overwhelming challenge of transforming our world from one of fossil carbon to one of clean power seems daunting at bestand paralyzingly impractical at worst. Wind Energy Basics offers a solution. Wind power can realistically not only replace the lions share of oil-, coal-, and natural gas fired electrical plants in the UK but also can add enough extra power capacity to allow for most of the cars in the nation to run on electricity. Gipe explains why such a startlingly straightforward solution is eminently doable and can be accomplished much sooner than previously thoughtand will have the capacity to resuscitate small and regional economies.
Table of Contents
Technology. Wind Energy Basics. Estimating Performance. Siting. Off the Grid. Interconnection. Community Wind. Investing in Wind Energy. The Challenge.
by "Nielsen BookData"
