Off The Grid Solar Power Kit - Portable Solar Panel Charger for Camping, Hiking & Emergency Power Supply

Author: Lori Ryker
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 2005
Soft Cover, 8.5"x11", 160 pages

This book is beautifully illustrated with full color, full-page photographs. Featuring ten homes in regions as diverse as New York City, Urban Germany, suburban Southern California, rural Canada and the remote bush of Australia. Off the Grid shows you how to take responsibility for your future choices and conveniences by living in a beautifully designed home that uses much less energy. It delves into how alternative energy, from geothermal heat pumps to wind turbines or photovoltaic arrays, can be an integral part of function AND beauty of a home.