Instructional Strategies for Technology Education (Council on Technology Education Yearbook)

Education & Teaching

Kemp, William H.

Schools & Teaching

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub

Renewable Energy Handbook for Homeowners: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making (and Selling) Your Own Power from the Sun, Wind and Water

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Aztext Pr

Concern over energy supply, costs, and environmental problems are not limited to those prepared to venture into the countryside to an off-grid life. Urban people—now the vast majority in the Western world—share the same fear about what lies ahead. The average North American family will spend over one quarter million after-tax dollars on energy in a lifetime.
$mart Power shows homeowners that using less energy or adopting renewable-energy technologies is not about making drastic lifestyle sacrifices, nor is it expensive. In fact, energy efficiency often improves lifestyle through lower operating costs, a more comfortable environment, and increased disposable income.
Richly illustrated, chapters include energy efficiency, space heating and cooling, community power, energy efficient transportation, photovoltaics, wind and bio-fuels, batteries, voltage regulation and inverters, solar water heating, and backup power.

$mart Power: An Urban Guide to Renewable Energy and Efficiency

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

Aztext Press

As oil prices continue to rise, many people are starting to think about how to unhook from the electricity grid. The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses completely on off-grid, sustainable living and rural energy independence. Author/engineer William H. Kemp, who is a leading expert in small- and mid-scale renewable energy technologies, designed and built his own off-grid home. The result is a house that has all the standard “middle-class” creature comforts while using less than five times the total fossil-fuel energy of the average North American house. The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses on the unique requirements of off-grid living and contains chapters on energy conservation; heating and cooling; backup power; domestic water heating; wireless communications; photovoltaic, wind, and microhydro energy generation; battery selection; and inverters. Since its release in 2003, The Renewable Energy Handbook has been a top-selling technology book and is recognized as the best book in its field. The book is augmented with hundreds of illustrations, line drawings, photographs, and appendices.

The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living

Business & Money

Economics

Biodiesel Basics and Beyond aims to separate fact from fiction and to educate potential home, farm, and cooperative manufacturers on the economic production of quality biodiesel from both waste and virgin oil feedstock. The book includes: <ul>
<li>detailed processes and equipment required to produce biodiesel fuel that meets North American standards</li> <li>how farmers can use excess oilseed as a feedstock for biodiesel production</li> <li>the use of the co-byproduct glycerin in the making of soap</li> <li>a guide to numerous reference materials and a list of supplier data</li> </ul>
This is North America’s definitive guide to responsibly producing biodiesel from waste vegetable oil while minimizing your environmental footprint in the process.

Biodiesel Basics and Beyond: A Comprehensive Guide to Production and Use for the Home and Farm

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

The transportation sector, dominated by the personal automobile, is responsible for over a quarter of North America’s total energy consumption. Motor vehicles account for the overwhelming majority of harmful atmosphere emissions.
The Zero-Carbon Car reviews the issues of climate change, peak oil, urban sprawl, and geopolitical and socioeconomic disruption related to fossil fuel use. The book argues that, while there is no way to avoid the eventual demise of the automobile, there is an opportunity for the automotive industry to develop an ultra-efficient, zero-carbon-emissions automobile.
The book documents the successful design and construction of a zero-carbon vehicle, proving that the technology is not only possible, it is viable today. For those who wish to fabricate their own vehicle, plans and software are provided in the book and on the accompanying website.
The Zero-Carbon Car is a must-read for automotive enthusiasts, environmentalists, and anyone who cares about how their transportation choices affect the planet.

The Zero-Carbon Car: Building the Car the Auto Industry Can't Get Right

This revised edition of The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses on the unique requirements of off-grid living as well as using "green" energy for homeowners who remain connected to the electrical utility. The book contains chapters on: <ul>
<li>Energy efficiency and economics</li> <li>Home heating and cooling and domestic water heating</li> <li>Photovoltaic, wind, and micro-hydro energy generation</li> <li>Battery selection and inverters</li> <li>Backup power, wireless communications, etc.</li> </ul>
It includes comprehensive specifications for many of the products available in the market today.
Whether you are just curious or an industry expert, this handbook will show you how to stretch your energy dollars (doing much more with less) while powering your home with renewable energy. And, unlike fossil fuels or nuclear energy, renewable energy frees you from worry about dumping today's pollution on tomorrow's children.
Since its release in 2003, The Renewable Energy Handbook has been a top-selling technology book and is recognized as the best in its field.
This edition has been fully revised for 2010 and beyond. It has been increased in size to an easy-to-read 8 x 10 inch format, and it is augmented with hundreds of illustrations, line drawings, photographs, and appendices.
Author/engineer William H. Kemp is a leading expert in renewable energy technologies. He and his wife designed and built their own off-grid home, which has all the standard middle-class creature comforts while using no fossil-fuel energy. The author showcases an assortment of homes, including his own, to demonstrate real-world application of the technologies.

The Renewable Energy Handbook, Revised Edition: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy and Independent Living

Reference

The Renewable Energy Workbook is designed to be used in conjunction with The Renewable Energy Handbook by anyone interested in learning more about renewable energy technologies. The workbook builds on the information presented in the handbook and provides practical examples and problem solving opportunities for learners. Together The Renewable Energy Handbook and The Renewable Energy Workbook provide students, educators, and self-taught learners with a comprehensive and complete resource package.Since its release in 2003, The Renewable Energy Handbook has been a top selling technology book and is now being used by many colleges, universities, and other educational institutions as their renewable energy textbook. The Renewable Energy Workbook is the answer to requests from these educators for a more practical and hands-on learning tool.Teaching materials related to this guide will be available to educators on the publisher's website. An answer key to all problems is provided in the back of the workbook. The book is written in accessible, non-threatening language suitable for all readers and is also an excellent tool for someone looking to enter the renewable energy industry or for anyone thinking of integrating renewable energy into their home.William (Bill) H. Kemp is the vice president of engineering of an energy sector corporation where he leads the development of low environmental impact hydroelectric and agricultural biogas systems. Bill is a leading expert in small and mid-scale renewable energy technologies. He is the author of four books, including The Renewable Energy Handbook. He and his wife live off the grid in eastern Ontario.

The Renewable Energy Workbook: A Companion Study Guide to The Renewable Energy Handbook

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