Tapping The Sun € 5.25
A guide to solar water heating
Chris Laughton

Heating water with the sun is one of the easiest available means of using a renewable source of energy to provide heat, and the most accessible for most householders.

This booklet answers common questions about solar water heating and the installation of a domestic system:

• How much energy will a system produce?

• How much will a system cost? (in sterling)

• Is it worth it?

• How much disruption will it cause?

• What are the pros and cons between the equipment choices?

• The difference between a flat plate panel and an evacuated tube

• Will it work in our cold northern climate?

• How to fit a panel into a central heating or hot water system

20pp 2004 Ed 4 250x175

Solar Cooking € 12.00
A Primer/Cookbook
Harriet Kofalk
Cookbook with a difference. Build a solar cooker (instructions given) & create wonderful meals, harnessing free solar power.
96pp 1995 Ed 2 140x215

Planning and Installing Solar Thermal Systems € 97.50
A guide for installers, architects and engineers
Ecofys, German Solar Energy Society
Clear guidance on planning and installing a solar thermal system, crucial to the successful uptake of this technology.
280pp 2005 297x210

Solar Heating Systems for Houses € 97.50
A Design Handbook for Solar Combisystems
Werner Weiss (Ed)
Guidelines in selecting the appropriate system and designing this system according to the specific needs of the building and the local environment.
313pp 2003 Hbk 250x170

Solar Manifesto, A € 25.50
Hermann Scheer
Champions the replacement of fossil and nuclear fuels with solar energy as a real solution to the threat to the environment and associated social consequences.
272pp 2001,05 Ed 3 216x138

Solar Installations € 52.50
Practical Applications for the Built Environment
Lars Andrén
Basic principles of solar radiation & the solar heating system. Incs detailed desc of practical applications. Invaluable to designers, installers, end-users, academics & students.
136pp 2003 250x210

Solar Heating in Cold Regions € 23.90
Alain Guinebault, Jean-Francois Rozis
Technical guide to design & production of solar installations in regions where heating is an issue of utmost importance.
1996