Wind power for home & business : renewable energy for the 1990s and beyond /
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| Natura: | Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglés |
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Vermont :
Chelsea Green,
c1993.
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| Serie: | A real goods solar living book
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Sommario:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Applications- how to use the wind
- 3. Measuring the wind
- 4. Estimating output -how much to expect
- 5. Economics -does wind pay?
- 6. Evaluating the technology -what works and what doesn't
- 7. Towers
- 8. Cutting costs -not corners
- 9. Buying a wind system
- 10. Interconnection with the utility
- 11. Stand-alone power systems
- 12. Pumping water
- 13. Siting
- 14. Installation
- 15. Operating and maintaining a small wind system
- 16. Safety
- 17. Looking to the future
- 18. Appendixes.