The Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (FC) has again published a handy report cataloging small wind turbines available worldwide. The FC’s 2012 Catalogue of Small Wind Turbines is the one neutral source of product information worldwide on small wind turbines less than 50 kW in capacity. . .
book Reviews
What We Can Learn from Germany’s Success in Harnessing Clean Energy
Toepfer is one of the pioneers of small wind in the US. He, like myself, began their careers by scouring the Great Plains for junk windmills.
Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper by Clive Dobson is a great little book with a wonderful collection of photos and diagrams. I learn something every time I pick up a book, even a children’s book, and this book was no exception.
L’énergie du vent : Les éoliennes au service des hommes et de leur planète Is a beautiful coffee-table book with … Read more
Subtitled “A practical guide to small-scale energy production,” the book follows ground well trod before and seeks to capitalize on the odd American desire to run their kilowatt-hour meter backwards.
Wind Power The Danish Way: From Poul la Cour to Modern Wind Turbines is a book written by a who’s … Read more
Wind Power for Dummies by Ian Woofenden is the mass-market, mainstream book on small wind turbines that the industry has long sought as a measure of respectability.
I feared the worst when I saw the title. As an outspoken critic of so-called “Urban” wind and especially the British variety, I thought the book would be destined for the dust bin after the first page. But I was wrong–and not the first time.
Energy Self-Reliant States: Second and Expanded Edition by John Farrell and David Morris came out in October, 2009 and … Read more
