Spiraling fuel costs, frequent power cuts, "energy wars with fuel-rich countries holding consumers to ransom--these are just some of the issues that are helping to ensure that microgeneration of power, at the individual building level, is becoming a more and more attractive option to grid power.
In this book author Dave Parker describes the many and varied microgeneration options, from wind turbines and solar power to biomass and heatsinks, and even gives advice on how architects and developers can best access the increasingly large amount of government funding to help implement these strategies.
This book can help those in the building and construction industry to really make a difference in the fight against climate change, by explaining how to utilize the technology already within our reach.
* Comprehensive review of the latest technology available
* Shows how to assess/compare/combine the merits of the available systems
* Gives hard information on how to adopt appropriate microgeneration technology for a specific project
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1;Front cover;1 2;Microgeneration: Low energy strategies for larger buildings;4 3;Copyright page;5 4;Contents;6 5;Foreword;8 6;Preface;10 7;List of abbreviations;12 8;Chapter 1 Introduction;14 9;Chapter 2 Passive solar water heating;24 10;Chapter 3 Passive solar space heating;36 11;Chapter 4 Photovoltaics;42 12;Chapter 5 Wind power;54 13;Chapter 6 Small-scale hydropower;70 14;Chapter 7 Biomass heating;82 15;Chapter 8 Passive cooling options;92 16;Chapter 9 Active solar water heating;102 17;Chapter 10 Active solar space heating;114 18;Chapter 11 Pyrolisation, gasification and anaerobic digestion;124 19;Chapter 12 Air, ground, and water source energy;136 20;Chapter 13 Active cooling options;148 21;Chapter 14 Cogeneration, trigeneration and beyond;162 22;Chapter 15 Energy stores;174 23;Chapter 16 Combining technologies;186 24;Chapter 17 Manchester Civil Justice Centre;196 25;Chapter 18 Drake Landing Solar Community;200 26;Chapter 19 The Stornoway Waterwheel;204 27;Chapter 20 Manchester College of Art and Technology;210 28;Chapter 21 Holiday Home at Rock, North Cornwall;214 29;Index;218 29.1;A;218 29.2;B;218 29.3;C;218 29.4;D;219 29.5;E;219 29.6;F;219 29.7;G;220 29.8;H;220 29.9;I;220 29.10;K;221 29.11;L;221 29.12;M;221 29.13;N;221 29.14;O;221 29.15;P;221 29.16;Q;222 29.17;R;222 29.18;S;222 29.19;T;223 29.20;U;223 29.21;V;223 29.22;W;223 29.23;Z;223
