Microgeneration
Low energy strategies for larger buildings

Microgeneration – powering a green revolution

Dave Parker (Author)

9780750684705

Paperback, published 5 September 2008

224 pages, Approx. 160 illustrations (100 in full color)
24.6 x 18.9 x 1.5 cm, 0.49 kg

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.

Foreword
Introduction
Thermosyphon Solar Water Heating
Photovoltaics
Mini Wind Turbines and Windpumps
Small Scale Hydropower
Biomass Fuelled CHP Plants
Pros and Cons of Grid Connection
Solar Air Heating
Powered Solar Water Heating
Fossil Fuel CHP
Ground, Air and Water Source Energy Heating
Heat Sinks
Combining Technologies
The Cooling Bonus
Assessing Site Potential
Selecting the Technology
Tomorrow’s Technology
Case Studies
Index

Subject Areas: Architecture [AM]