Wind Power

This is a scaled-down version of Gipe’s Wind Power book, tailored for the home RE system. Coupled with some of the latest manufacturers’ spec sheets from your local RE dealer, this book should provide you with what you need to know for purchasing and installing a small wind system, but if you are serious about wind power, you should spring the bucks for Gipe’s comprehensive Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm and Business.

This is still the bible for small to mid-size wind power applications, and it has been completely revised and updated. Very detailed and comprehensive, it has excellent engineering and educational information on all aspects of wind energy, plus numerous case examples of wind systems in all sizes. Includes information on site evaluation, economics of wind power generation, towers, turbine design, hybrid system design, grid interconnection, pumping water with wind, maintenance, purchasing used systems, etc.