The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook

Greg Pahl; Foreword by Richard Heinberg

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables
Acknowledgments
Foreword [Richard Heinberg]
Introduction

1. OUR ENERGY CHOICES
Just the Beginning • Energy Survival Plan • Our Energy Dilemma • Our Energy Options • Renewables • Other Strategies • Conservation

2. SOLAR ENERGY
Solar Energy Strategies • Cooperative or Community

3. WIND POWER
The Winds of Change • A Long Way • Location, Location, Location • Another Model • Denmark: A Cooperative Effort • Germany • Sweden • United Kingdom • The United States • Canada

4. WATER POWER
Winooski One • Hydropower 101 • Recent Hydro Developments • Small Hydro • Micro-Hydro • Ocean Energy • Future Prospects

5. BIOMASS
Biomass 101 • Biomass Heat • Biopower • Biogas • Combined Heat and Power • A Biogas Powered Train

6. LIQUID BIOFUELS
Biofuels History • Biofuels 101 • Ethanol • Biodiesel • Straight Veg

7. GEOTHERMAL
High-Temperature Geothermal • Low-Temperature Geothermal • Final Thoughts

8. THE COMMUNITY SOLUTION
The Big Picture • Community-Supported Energy • Groups That Get It • Barriers to Progress • Changing the Model, Changing the Debate • The Wrong Solutions • Security and Opportunity

Epilogue
Organizations and Online Resources
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index