Takes you through the whole process of installing an electricity generating micro-hydro system, from site assessment to commissioning and installation. Starting off with a short history of waterpower it moves on to describe the techniques and tools required to assess a site for its electricity generating potential. It gives a full run down of the different civil and electrical engineering components required to make electricity. This includes water extraction (intakes, settling tanks and penstocks), generation (drive systems, generators and load controllers) and transmission (cabling, transformers). The book then goes on to talk about the legal, financial and environmental aspects and offers several case studies of existing systems. Includes a glossary and conversion tables.

Going with the Flow

Engineering & Transportation

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Engineering

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The Sustainable Careers Handbook

Allan Shepherd

Fiona Rowe

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Solar Water Heating : A Diy Guide

Arts & Photography

Architecture

120 pages of vital information for those looking to shrink their ecological footprint, cut down on the amount of rubbish they send to landfill and help put the brakes on climate change. Introduces the concept of feed-and-forget composting. Also includes organisations that will take and reuse non-compostable rubbish; suppliers for composting and waste disposal essentials, and the low-down on the mini-beasts and micro-organisms that do all the work.

How to Make Soil and Save Earth

Science & Math

Unknown, Author

Biological Sciences

Rebuilding Community in Kosovo

Maurice Mitchell

Choosing Windpower

The Whole House Book

Harris, Cindy

Borer, Pat

Babs2Brisbane

Travel

Haddrill, Barbara

Travel Writing

<p>Make the most of new government incentives that guarantee a fixed price for every unit of electricity you produce over the next twenty-five year period. Choosing Solar Electricity is the first book on the market to help customers take advantage of new government backed feed-in tariff incentives that will make solar power affordable for tens of thousands of people. This book will help you understand the terminology so you can talk to a solar PV installer with confidence and will advise you how pick a reliable supplier. With it you will learn how to assess your own solar resource and understand how solar electricity works. Fully illustrated throughout.</p>

Choosing Solar Electricity

Brian Goss

Technology

Solar Water Heating

Paul Trimby

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