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How To Embed Sustainability Into Corporate Culture: A Cheat Sheet
August 16, 2011 Reprinted with permission Copyright, all rights reserved Derek Wong is a Toronto based sustainability consultant. He holds an Engineering degree from University of Melbourne and is a CSA America certified greenhouse gas professional. See contact info and more posts like this at Carbon49.com. 93% of CEOs see sustainability as important to their [...]
Clever Accounting Lets Utilities Cash In When You Go Solar
August 13, 2011 Reprinted with Permission Copyright, all rights reserved I recently got a copy of a utility bill for a Minnesota business that has a 40-kilowatt (kW) solar PV array. I wanted to learn how quickly he’d pay off his array with the electricity savings. I was shocked. Payback time was 30 years. Even [...]
The Next Logical Step in Solar PV Adoption
I recently ran a small, informal poll on a couple of solar (and related) online discussion groups, asking if respondents had installed solar on their own property, and if not, why not. Results showed, without a doubt, the two most frequent reasons people had not already implemented solar were: (1) the cost; and (2) they [...]
A Textbook Example: Why American Schools Must Go Green
Schools across the country – including many in California and Colorado – are utilizing their rooftops and PPAs to go green in an affordable and socially responsible way. by Michael Laine, MP2 Capital and Clint Montgomery, Superintendent, Northwestern Regional School District No. 7 Published: September 8, 2010 (This article was originally published by RenewableEnergyWorld.com and [...]
Got Sun? Go Solar, Expanded 2nd Edition: Harness Nature’s Free Energy to Heat and Power Your Grid-Tied Home
This straight-talking book cuts through the green energy hype and explains how grid-connected homeowners can be smart about their energy future. Solar…
Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your Home
Revised and Expanded Edition—Includes CD-ROM with Custom Design Software
For the past ten years The Passive Solar House has offered proven te…
Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems
The wind power industry has been transformed in the 1990s by dramatic breakthroughs in efficiency, economy, and adaptability. Wind Energy Basics is th…
Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes
The updated, cornerstone engineering resource of solar energy theory and applications. Solar technologies already provide energy for heat, light, hot …
Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems
This is a comprehensive textbook for the new trend of distributed power generation systems and renewable energy sources in electric power systems. It …
Solar Electricity Handbook: 2010 Edition, A Simple Practical Guide to Solar Energy – Designing and Installing Photovoltac Solar Electric Systems
The Solar Electricity Handbook is a practical and straightforward guide to using electric solar panels. Assuming no previous knowledge of sola…
The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling
Passive solar heating and passive cooling—approaches known as natural conditioning—provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating…
Wind Energy Basics, Second Edition: A Guide to Home- and Community-Scale Wind-Energy Systems
The availability of clean, renewable power is without question going to be the defining challenge and goal of the 21st century, and wind will lead the…
Solar Water Heating–Revised & Expanded Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
Heating water with the sun is a practice almost as old as humankind itself. Solar Water Heating, now completely revised and expanded, i…
Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Home
A straight-talking book tells grid-connected homeowners how to use free energy from the sun and wind to reduce or even eliminate their electric bills,…
Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle
A step-by-step guide to building an electric motorcycle from the ground up Written by alternative fuel expert Carl Vogel, this hands-on guide gives yo…
Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, Third Edition
The U.S. Department of Energy now estimates a factor of 14 increase in grid-connected systems between 2009 and 2017, depending upon various factors…
Solar Power Your Home For Dummies
Want to take advantage of solar power in your home? Whether you-re looking to save on your energy costs by adding a few solar components or you want t…
Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual
Producing electricity from the sun using photovoltaic (PV) systems has become a major industry worldwide. But designing, installing and mainta…
Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
Heating water with the sun is almost as old as humankind itself, and it is done all over the world. Yet there are strangely few resources on the topi…
Want to Understand Feed-In Tariffs?
Thanks to Craig Lewis, at Right Cycle, here is a great presentation on the how’s, why’s, what works and what doesn’t: Craig Lewis FIT & WDG presentation April 2009 from Joshua LaForge on Vimeo. Also, here’s a great analysis for further understanding: REESA The Renewable Energy & Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 Contact us [...]
