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The Renewable Energy Handbook

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Title: The Renewable Energy Handbook
Author: William H. Kemp
ISBN: 0973323329

Author William Kemp and his wife designed their own high-efficiency off-grid home in 1991. They worked methodically to produce a home which has all of the standard "middle-class" creature comforts while using six times less heating, cooling, and electrical energy than the average Ontario home. Soon they were inundated with inquiries and decided to put their experience into book form in 2003.

This updated edition focuses specifically on off-grid concerns and contains chapters on:

• Energy conservation
• Heating and cooling
• Photovoltaic, wind and microhydro energy generation
• Battery selection, voltage regulation and inverters
• Backup power

About the author William H. Kemp is VP Engineering of Powerbase Automation Systems Inc. and a consulting electronics/software designer who develops control systems for low environmental impact hydroelectric utilities worldwide. He is a sustainable living and clean energy advocate working in renewable energy heating, energy efficiency, photovoltaic, microhydro and wind electric systems. He and his family have lived off-grid for over 12 years in Canada.