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	Biodiesel Growing a New Energy Economy Greg Pahl	Details
	Book overview: Has world oil output peaked? Recent price spikes and dwindling reserves have spurred fears that we are fast approaching the critical tipping point that will trigger severe global economic depression, political instability, and human suffering.

	Microhydro Clean Power from Water By Scott Davis	Details
	Hydroelectricity is the world's largest -- and cleanest -- source of renewable energy. But despite lively interest in renewables generally, there is an information vacuum about the smallest version of the technology dubbed "the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid."

	The Passive Solar House Using Solar Design to Heat & Cool Your Home James Kachadorian	Details
	"The book is suffused with a sensitivity to environmental issues of all sorts, a useful perspective in these resource-limited times. An essentially simple book, elegant in presentation and forceful in argument; recommended for extensive scientific and/or broader home-building collections." --Library Journal

	Practical Photovoltaics Electricity from Solar Cells Richard J. Komp	Details
	Practical Photovoltaics, the now-classic reference on solar electricity, offers a unique combination of technical discussion and practical advice. Physicist, lecturer, and solar-home dweller Richard Komp explains the "how" and the "how-to" of PV, while providing valuable information on the industry, new developments, and the future.

	The Solar Electric House Energy for the Environmentally Responsive, Energy-Independent Home Steven J. Strong; with William G. Scheller	Details
	Solar electricity is the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity by solar photovoltaic cells. It is a truly elegant means of producing electricity on site, allowing you to take control of your energy destiny and create your own lifestyle without concern for energy supply or environmental harm. No pollution, no by-products, no depletion of resources, these solid-state devices simply make electricity out of sunlight.

	Who Owns the Sun? People, Politics, and the Struggle for a Solar Economy Daniel M. Berman and John T. O'Connor	Details
	America's most powerful corporations, utilities, and environmental organizations are in league with government to protect a dirty little secret: Solar power is a better way of meeting this nation's (or, for that matter, any other's) future electrical needs.

	Wind Power Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business Paul Gipe	Details
	Wind Power is the completely revised and expanded edition of Paul Gipe’s definitive 1993 book, Wind Power for Home and Business.

	Windpower Workshop By Hugh Piggott	Details
	Windpower Workshop provides all the essential information for people wanting to build and maintain a windpower system for their own energy needs. Note that this book originates from Europe and may contain measurement units, etc. not commonly used in the US.

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