Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. First Wind: Introduction to Small Wind Power
Chapter 2. Second Wind: Challenges and Impacts of Small Wind Energy
Chapter 3. Electricity, Energy, and Wind Science
Chapter 4. Personal Assessment: Is Wind Power Right for You
Chapter 5. Site Assessment: Will Wind Power Work at Your Location
Chapter 6. How to Finance Small Wind Power
Chapter 7. Navigating Permits and Zoning
Chapter 8. Wind Turbines Demystified
Chapter 9. How to Choose the Right Wind Turbine for the Job
Chapter 10. Balance of System: Batteries, Inverters, Controllers, and More
Chapter 11. Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
Chapter 12. Future Developments in Wind Power
Glossary
Notes
Index

About the Author

Kevin Shea founded and operates RE Power, Inc., a small-scale biodiesel manufacturing plant. He also designed and built the Long Island Green Dome-the nation's largest and first LEED-qualified, Energy Star residential geodesic dome home made of renewable and reused material, and equipped with a 10k solar array, a 1.9kw wind turbine, and a geothermal system. Brian Clark Howard is an award-winning environmental journalist with a decade of experience producing and managing top-notch content for websites, magazines, books, newsletters, blogs and more. He spent three years as web editor for The Daily Green and five years as managing editor of E/The Environmental Magazine (the U.S.'s oldest, largest independent environmental magazine). Brian is the coauthor of four books on environmental topics, including Green Lighting and Geothermal HVAC.