Domestic Microgeneration: Renewable and Distributed Energy Technologies, Policies and Economics

Synopsis

Microgeneration – producing energy for the home, in the home – is a substantial improvement over the current centralised and detached energy model employed the world over. Domestic Microgeneration is the first in-depth reference work for this exciting and emerging field of energy generation. It provides detailed reviews of ten state-of-the-art technologies: including solar PV and thermal, micro-CHP and heat pumps; and considers them within the wider context of the home in which they are installed and the way that they are operated. Alongside the many successes, this book highlights the common pitfalls that beset the industry. It offers best-practice guidance on how they can be avoided by considering the complex linkages between technology, user, installer and government. This interdisciplinary work draws together the social, economic, political and environmental aspects of this very diverse energy ‘genre’ into a single must-have reference for academics and students of sustainability and energy related subjects, industry professionals, policy makers and the growing number of energy-literate householders who are looking for ways to minimise their environmental footprint and their energy bills with microgeneration.

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

354 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781317448846

Related ISBNs:

9780415810418, 9781315697109

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

06/16/23

Copyrighted By:

Iain Staffell, Daniel J. L. Brett, Nigel P. Brandon, Adam D. Hawkes

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Technology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Iain Staffell

Edited by:

Daniel J.L. Brett

Edited by:

Nigel P. Brandon

Edited by:

Adam D. Hawkes