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Microgeneration - producing energy for the home, in the home - is a substantial improvement over the current centralised and detached energy model employed the world over.
Domestic Microgeneration is the first in-depth reference work for this exciting and emerging field of energy generation. It provides detailed reviews of ten state-of-the-art technologies: including solar PV and thermal, micro-CHP and heat pumps; and considers them within the wider context of the home in which they are installed and the way that they are operated. Alongside the many successes, this book highlights the common pitfalls that beset the industry. It offers best-practice guidance on how they can be avoided by considering the complex linkages between technology, user, installer and government.
This interdisciplinary work draws together the social, economic, political and environmental aspects of this very diverse energy 'genre' into a single must-have reference for academics and students of sustainability and energy related subjects, industry professionals, policy makers and the growing number of energy-literate householders who are looking for ways to minimise their environmental footprint and their energy bills with microgeneration.
Contents
Part 1: Setting the Scene 1. An Introduction to Microgeneration 2. The Residential Energy Sector 3. Cross-Cutting Issues for Domestic Microgeneration Part 2: Microgeneration Technologies 4. Biomass Heating 5. Heat Pumps 6. Solar Thermal Panels and Insulated Windows 7. Solar Photovoltaic Panels 8. Micro-Wind Turbines 9. Micro-CHP Engines 10. Fuel Cell Micro-CHP Part 3: Wider Technical, Economic and Environmental Aspects 11. Integrating Microgeneration into Smart Energy Networks 12. Market and Policy Influences 13. Life Cycle Assessment of Four Microgenerators: Carbon Footprints and Payback Times 14. Technical and Economic Modelling of Microgeneration 15. The Future of Microgeneration
