Renewable Energy: A User's Guide - Softcover

McCrea MBE, Andy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847974791 ISBN 13: 9781847974792

Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Every day there are news reports that highlight spiralling energy costs, accelerating energy consumption, serious concerns over fuel security and fears that oil production may soon decline. All such reports are set against a background of the most serious threat to the world today - global warming and the devastating impact of climate change. This informative and wide-ranging book, written by an acknowledged expert, demonstrates how renewable energy technologies can help meet CO2 reduction targets. The author emphasizes that we need to use these technologies on a much wider scale to produce heat and electricity, and argues that if action is taken immediately it could make an enormous difference. He demonstrates how by installing a renewable energy technology in your home, you will be taking a step towards reducing your carbon footprint and ultimately you will be helping to save the planet.

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About the Author

Andy McCrea MBE has worked as a power engineer and manager within the energy industry in Northern Ireland for over thirty years. Over the last twenty years, his work has focused on the environmental side of the industry. Since 2003, he has been the Director of Action Renewables, a government-funded private company, established to promote the rapid development and uptake of renewable energy. Dr McCrea is a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Environmentalist and a Fellow of the Energy Institute.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847974791
• ISBN 13: 9781847974792
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208