ENERGY SOURCES FOR TODAY - The Renewable Energy Handbook de Fine, Richard; Hart, Douglas; Umanetz, Joe; McCallum, Bruce (Energy Probe) - 1978

Toronto: Tutor Press, 1978. 239 pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver on the front panel and spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings and diagrams. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a crease on the front flap; no interior markings. The Contents are: Foreword by Bill Peden; Part One: The Nature of Energy; Energy Use in Canada. Part Two: Renewable Energy Technologies: The Economics of Renewable Energy; Direct Solar Radiation; Applications of Low Grade Solar Thermal Energy; Solar Thermal Electricity Generation; Photovoltaic Conversion; Wind Energy; Biomass Energy; Tidal Power; Wave Energy; Ocean Thermal Energy; Geothermal Energy; Heat Pumps; Energy Storage. Part Three: Renewable Energy and Canada's Future: The Limits to Growth; A Possible Renewable Energy Scenario; Present Development of Renewable Energy in Canada; Suggested Reading. Part Four: Using Renewable Energy in the Home Today: Background Information; Building a Solar Water Heater; Building a Solar Space Heating System; Building a Wind Generator; Heating with Wood; What to Look for When Buying Renewable Energy Systems; Sources of Information on Renewable Energy; A Practical Bibliography; and Canadian Companies Offering Renewable Energy Hardware and Services.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Book.