Renewable energy - recommended books

Please click on a link below to find books on the technology you are interested in. Most of the pages also feature short informative videos.

General books on renewable energy and energy efficiency are below -

Books

SUSTAINABLE HOME REFURBISHMENT - a new publication in the Earthscan Expert series. Renewable energy requires efficient energy use. This fully packed book covers most aspects of retrofitting homes for efficiency, fully illustrated, published 2010, 256 pages, £34.95.

Sustainable Home Refurbishment

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RENEWABLE ENERGY by Godfrey Boyle (editor) is comprehensive and detailed. It covers all the renewable energy technologies: solar thermal, photovoltaics, bio-energy, hydro, wind, tidal, wave and geothermal. Over 350 detailed illustrations. Check out the Table of Contents at Amazon by clicking on the link below.

RENEWABLE ENERGY HANDBOOK - A Guide to Rural Independence, Off-grid and Sustainable Living covers most aspects of renewable energy for off-grid situations: PV wind, solar water heating, wood fuel, biofuel, passive solar for heating and cooling, and energy efficiency. 567 pages, illustrated

RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (Short film)

A quick introduction to the range of renewable energies available: hydro, wind, geothermal, heat pumps, solar, biomass and liquid biofuels produced by the EU Directorate General for Energy and Transport. It and other videos can be downloaded from the EU Audiovisual Service.

View this short film here (4 min.):

Solar-Wind System
Hydro Power
Wind Farm
Solar Water Heaters