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Choosing Solar Electricity

Brian Goss

Government incentives spark solar revolution in Britain. Buy in to affordable solar power with Choosing Solar Electricity – A guide to photovoltaic systems.

Choosing Solar Electricity is the first book on the market to help customers take advantage of new government backed incentives that will make solar power affordable for tens of thousands of people.

  • Understand the terminology so you can talk to a solar PV installer with confidence.
  • Get help picking a reliable installer.
  • Learn how to make the most of new government incentives that guarantee a fixed price for every unit of electricity you produce over the next twenty-five year period.
  • Assess your own solar resource and understand how solar electricity works.
  • "With chapters covering funding, planning permission, safety, maintenance and performance monitoring, Goss has produced a publication that is perfect for dipping in and out of as a solar PV project progresses." Greenbuild News

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    Publication date: April 8th 2010

    £14.00
    192pp
    Fully illustrated throughout
    168mm x 240mm
    ISBN 978 1 902175 59 1

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    Babs2Brisbane

    Barbara Haddrill

    Barbara Haddrill captured the imagination of the world's press when she set off on a low carbon journey to Brisbane to be a bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding. The journey changed her life and led to a world-wide debate about air travel. The world followed her journey, travelling overland by boat, train, truck, bike and boots, from the Trans-Siberian to the Mekong Delta. Getting to the other side of the world without flying proved to be an immense feat of emotional resilience, pre-trip planning, on the hoof decision making and ultimately painful compromise. Did she make it? This is the inside story of her epic journey, painting a compelling picture of the world you find when you take the route less travelled.

    "A story filled with joy, intrigue, courage and adventure.
    A profound experience and a gripping read. Barbara shows the way
    of low carbon travel and the experience of a true journey."

    Satish Kumar

    Publication date: February 12th 2009

    £10.99
    ISBN 978 1 902175 58 4

    Order Babs2Brisbane from our online bookshop.
    Read the press release.
    Find out more about Barbara Haddrill on her blog.

    Written about Babs2Brisbane

    The Western Mail, May 29th 2009:
    Bridesmaid travels from Wales to Australia - overland.

    The Daily Telegraph, March 20th 2009:
    Bridesmaid travelled to Australia wedding without flying to protect environment

    The Shropshire Star, March 18th 2009:
    Barbara's amazing journey

    The Daily Express, March 10th 2009:
    We're all eco vandals compared to this green goddess...

    REVIEWS

    The Ecologist, June 19th 2009

    Treehugger.com, July 5th 2009

    More information on Barbara Haddrill's blog.

     
     
     
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