Make and Conserve Your Own Energy With practice advice and a working plan, you can reduce or eliminate your dependence on fossil fuels. Energy-efficiency expert Paul Scheckel shows you the value of producing your own renewable energy -- from sun, wind, wood, water, or biogas -- and then points the way to personal action. Reduce your use, then produce! Begin by doing an energy audit to boost your home's efficiency, and then explore the opportunities. From investing in basic retrofits to going completely off the grid, your energy future is up to you. Scheckel includes step-by-step plans for…mehr
Make and Conserve Your Own Energy With practice advice and a working plan, you can reduce or eliminate your dependence on fossil fuels. Energy-efficiency expert Paul Scheckel shows you the value of producing your own renewable energy -- from sun, wind, wood, water, or biogas -- and then points the way to personal action. Reduce your use, then produce! Begin by doing an energy audit to boost your home's efficiency, and then explore the opportunities. From investing in basic retrofits to going completely off the grid, your energy future is up to you. Scheckel includes step-by-step plans for building a biogas generator and four other energy-producing projects.
PaulScheckel is an energy auditor and consultant who has visited more than 3,000 homes, educating people about energy efficiency, cost-effective improvements, and indoor air quality. His articles have appeared in such publications as Mother Earth News, Home Power, and Vermont Life, and he contributes a monthly energy and environment column to two state-wide newspapers. A frequent radio guest, Scheckel has also appeared as a guest expert on the acclaimed television show “Ask this Old House”. He lives off-grid in northern Vermont with his family in a solar- and wind-powered house.
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Introduction Part One: Home Energy Efficiency 1 Getting Ready for Renewables The Big and Little Energy Picture Basic Considerations Systems and Planning Renewable Habits The Value of Electricity Energy Action in Cuba Build a Bicycle-Powered Battery Charger 2 Do Your Own Energy Audit Getting Started Electricity Hot Water Heating and Air Conditioning Thermal Envelope Windows Prioritizing Your Improvements 3 Insulating Your Home How Heat Moves Measuring Insulation Value Insulation Inspection How Much Insulation Do You Need? Choosing and Installing Insulation Stopping Air and Moisture Roof Venting When "High Performance" Doesn't Perform 4 Deep Energy Retrofits Looking at the Big Picture A Team with a Plan The Basement Above-Grade Walls Windows The Roof Air Leakage Ventilation Heating and Air Conditioning Hot Water 5 Home Energy Monitoring Electric Energy Monitoring Gas Monitoring Environmental Monitoring My Hot Water Heating Story Part Two: Renewable Energy 6 Solar Hot Water Types of Systems Solar Hot Water Collectors Hot Water Storage Additional System Components Sizing the System Maintenance Homemade Hot Water Build a Solar Hot Water Batch Heater 7 Solar Electric Generation Solar Power Potential Planning for a PV System PV System Wiring Orientation Racks and Tracking Economics Safety Living with Solar (and Wind) Power 8 Wind Electric Generation Using Wind Energy at Home Estimating Energy in the Wind Estimating Wind Speed Efficiency and Power Wind Machines and Controls Towers Foundations and Anchoring Maintenance Safety Wiring and Grounding Wind Wisdom from an Expert 9 Hydro Electric Generation Home Hydro Calculating Hydro Energy Measuring Flow and Estimating Power Intake Site Selection Penstock Pipe Selection Turbines Power Generators System Efficiency 10 Renewable Electricity Management Grid-Tie vs. Off-Grid Definition of Terms Electrical Wiring Balance of System Components Batteries Mapping Motivations ... and Watts 11 Biodiesel Venturing into Biodiesel What Is Biodiesel? Benefits and Drawbacks Essential Ingredients Equipment Needs Safety Basic Steps for Making Biodiesel Mixing Biodiesel with Other Fuels Washing Biodiesel Veggie Oil Conversion Create a Biodiesel Kit 12 Wood Gas Wood Doesn't Burn How Wood Gas Generators Work Four Stages of Gasification Gasifier Operation Cleaning and Filtering Wood Gas Using Wood Gas Storing Gas Types of Gasifiers Working Safely around Wood Gas Two Men and a Truck Build a Simple Wood Gas Cook Stove 13 Biogas The Basics Recipe for Making Gas Solids, Liquids, and Volatile Solids Temperature Retention Time and Loading Rate Types of Methane Generators Using Biogas Purifying Biogas Biogas Is More than a Gas Make a Biogas Generator Resources Metric Conversion Charts Index
Introduction Part One: Home Energy Efficiency 1 Getting Ready for Renewables The Big and Little Energy Picture Basic Considerations Systems and Planning Renewable Habits The Value of Electricity Energy Action in Cuba Build a Bicycle-Powered Battery Charger 2 Do Your Own Energy Audit Getting Started Electricity Hot Water Heating and Air Conditioning Thermal Envelope Windows Prioritizing Your Improvements 3 Insulating Your Home How Heat Moves Measuring Insulation Value Insulation Inspection How Much Insulation Do You Need? Choosing and Installing Insulation Stopping Air and Moisture Roof Venting When "High Performance" Doesn't Perform 4 Deep Energy Retrofits Looking at the Big Picture A Team with a Plan The Basement Above-Grade Walls Windows The Roof Air Leakage Ventilation Heating and Air Conditioning Hot Water 5 Home Energy Monitoring Electric Energy Monitoring Gas Monitoring Environmental Monitoring My Hot Water Heating Story Part Two: Renewable Energy 6 Solar Hot Water Types of Systems Solar Hot Water Collectors Hot Water Storage Additional System Components Sizing the System Maintenance Homemade Hot Water Build a Solar Hot Water Batch Heater 7 Solar Electric Generation Solar Power Potential Planning for a PV System PV System Wiring Orientation Racks and Tracking Economics Safety Living with Solar (and Wind) Power 8 Wind Electric Generation Using Wind Energy at Home Estimating Energy in the Wind Estimating Wind Speed Efficiency and Power Wind Machines and Controls Towers Foundations and Anchoring Maintenance Safety Wiring and Grounding Wind Wisdom from an Expert 9 Hydro Electric Generation Home Hydro Calculating Hydro Energy Measuring Flow and Estimating Power Intake Site Selection Penstock Pipe Selection Turbines Power Generators System Efficiency 10 Renewable Electricity Management Grid-Tie vs. Off-Grid Definition of Terms Electrical Wiring Balance of System Components Batteries Mapping Motivations ... and Watts 11 Biodiesel Venturing into Biodiesel What Is Biodiesel? Benefits and Drawbacks Essential Ingredients Equipment Needs Safety Basic Steps for Making Biodiesel Mixing Biodiesel with Other Fuels Washing Biodiesel Veggie Oil Conversion Create a Biodiesel Kit 12 Wood Gas Wood Doesn't Burn How Wood Gas Generators Work Four Stages of Gasification Gasifier Operation Cleaning and Filtering Wood Gas Using Wood Gas Storing Gas Types of Gasifiers Working Safely around Wood Gas Two Men and a Truck Build a Simple Wood Gas Cook Stove 13 Biogas The Basics Recipe for Making Gas Solids, Liquids, and Volatile Solids Temperature Retention Time and Loading Rate Types of Methane Generators Using Biogas Purifying Biogas Biogas Is More than a Gas Make a Biogas Generator Resources Metric Conversion Charts Index
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