Author Hugh Piggott is passionate about wind energy and loves to give helpful advice and information to those willing to ask for it.

He knows how to make things simpler because he has been giving workshops on practical wind power solutions for years, from which he has compiled a book.

Filled with design alternatives, towers,blade construction, battery charging, furling systems, heating, alternator design, modifications of car parts, alternators and generators and generally providing the full package any do-it-yourselfer will need, this book is exactly what every handyman looking for a little self-reliance has been looking for.

When thinking of sustainability, one of the largest challenges to the industry, has always been the desired element of doing it yourself.

The great art of self-reliance, plus the feeling of pride and joy that comes from knowing that it was you who built your own renewable energy source from scratch is an experience that few would be willing to enjoy, especially since most people nowadays, want to have it all broken down for them in thirty second media bytes.

More than that, building your windmill energy generator from recycled parts (that otherwise would only end up collecting dust in the junkyard, or worse, squished into bulk metal bricks for melting down); building a windmill yourself, from scraps, is a great way to cut down on the end calculations of ecological footprints.

The footprints left from the building and construction process, really are the most essential factors in making the overall lifespan calculation that will determine just how sustainable of a tool, the wind energy generator really is going to be.

For example, one of the important details in Hugh Piggotts windpower workshops in Ireland has been to show first hand, how to produce a windmill based on a permanent magnet alternator from the brake drum of a van.

This book has it all, and deals with this technology in a reliable way, showing how the inspiration and passion of a backyard tinkers passion can bring self-reliance to both the tinker and his or her family, while right now, preparing for the future.

This 160-page paperback published by Centre for Alternative Technology in August of 2001, measures 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.4 and ships at 9 ounces.

If you are looking to build your own wind energy generator and need to know all the information the pros know, you can learn to build and maintain your very own wind energy generator by listening to the experience of others, Windpower Workshop has both the experience, and the passion!

From the basic fundamentals, design, construction and operation, Wind Power Plants, takes thereader into the realm of professionals, detailing step by step each of the technical mysteries that enshroud the consumer with numbers and measurements; unfolding every secret of wind energy with science, graphs and logic.

Authors, Robert Gasch and Jochen Twele have been lecturing on the technical concepts of history, design, dimensioning, performance characteristics, loads, behaviors, strengths, renewable power generation, wind-pumping, scaling, rules of similarity, turbine control, dynamic problems and offshore windfarms, for years.

This book takes their lectures and puts them down for you into a technical manual that is easy to reference, easy to read and most of all, eloquently written with philosophical style that would be unheard of from a scientist; inspiring the hearts and minds of young students in such a way, that it will once again spark the flames of their passion for engineering.

This 416-page paperback, written by Robert Gasch and Jochen Twele, published by Earthscan in August of 2004, measures 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 and ships at 1.6 lbs.

Wind Power Plants gives a rundown on the fundamentals, design, construction and operation of wind energy, throughout the industry, focused on the young minds of student engineers or hard core open-minded professionals, looking to take their first dive into a competitive and growing field, that is the core of our nations self-reliance.

Paul Gipe has been around since the very beginning, when wind energy was mainly a fun hobby among backyard tinkers, till it grew into an essential tool in homestead living and has now branched out, from large scale wind farms to the ever more present home turbine for small scale renewable energy needs.

Author Paul Gipe, details the breakthroughs in efficiency, economy and adaptability for a bigger industry and how that industry has enhanced the use of small wind turbines, allowing us a more cost-effective alternative, as well as planning, siting, installation, integration into solar systems, existing systems or even about net metering.

For a long time, small scale wind turbines, micro turbines or mini wind turbines as the many names for these products go, have been used by sailboat owners and other seasteaders for energy generation, and it is only since the 90s that this more environmentally correct alternative to self-reliance and energy generation is finally reaching out to land loving consumers in an economically viable way.

With micro turbines available to the community at large, and with more media coverage as a reliable source of renewable and highly sustainable source of environmentally correct energy generation, the possibilities grow, be the homeowner on or off grid.

From graphs to beautiful illustrations that show how micro wind turbines have been in service all over the globe and continue to provide abundant energy for those they serve year after year, season after season.

This book was written as a basic introduction into wind power, and is an excellent choice for educational programs on renewable energy tech options, especially for those choosing small wind turbines as an option.

This 122-page paperback, written by Paul Gipe, published by Chelsea Green in April of 1999, measuring 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.4 and ships at 12 ounces.

Wind Energy Basics is agreat way to learn about the dramatic maturity in the realm of wind power, detailed information about mini or micro wind turbines and all the why/how possibilities for on and off-grid use, from small to large scales, with illustrations that inspire the minds eye with self-reliance, for a better tomorrow, starting today.

Tony Burton, David Sharpe, Nick Jenkins and Ervin Bossanyi, team up in writing an interdisciplinary approach to the technology of wind energy that paves a solid foundation for the essential knowledge necessary for the elite professional of todays competitive world.

Gauging the wind, understanding how it works and why, what creates the best pattern for a blade, different architectural methods for survey and design alternatives not yet explored, aerodynamics, land-based turbines on a horizontal axis, wind speed frequency, structure of turbulence, discussions on siting constraints and assessment, electrical power systems, power quality and stability; Wind Energy Handbook is a reference textbook that any professional from the various fields of engineering will fully understand quickly and efficiently.

What moves our professionals today is the enhanced attention of the publics eye on what will create a more sustainable and self-reliant future for the children of our nations children, and the society they will be living in a hundred years from now and this book goes all out to provide an authoritative voice that overviews it all, from why to how, in a scientific language, that is down to earth.

Each of the authors, working individually, has revolutionized the field in their own way, but when their knowledge is averaged out,into a synthesized reference text manual like this one, the total sum of knowledge far outweighs anything any of them could have produced individually, making Wind Energy Handbook the most informed and advanced text available at present, capitalizing on only the best of the best.

This 642-page hardcover written by a team of experts, published by Wiley in November of 2001, measuring 9.7 x 6.8 x 1.7, ships at 3lbs.

Wind Energy Handbook is a detailed reference text manual for the inspired student or professional, looking to take hold of the world of wind energy power and tackle the absolutely most important information and knowledge on the subject, harnessing wind energy from practical concerns, component designs, and the economical importance for a more sustainable future, starting today!

Paul Gipe has been in this field for years (since the mid-70s) and offers sound advice on wind power, gliding over the understanding of this technology with explanations that are really down to earth, concrete and interestingly as it may seem, very much within everyones grasp.

What are the common mistakes people tend to make, how does this technology apply to those living on land as opposed to the traditional navel usages? What really makes off-the-grid wind power work and how can it look more pleasing to the human eye?

From small turbines to those of commercial class, for powering up to 200 American homes, Paul Gipe has been around the industry from America to Europe for some three decades and it seems that only now people are willing to listen; this book puts things in perspective for those people right now.

How to select a pre-built turbine for your home, how to do-it-yourself from recycled materials, wind turbine design, how to mount your turbine on an RV, how to choose a location, what the best tower installations and types really are and especially, the safety precautions wind power owners should take into consideration, this book goes all out on simplifying a subject that is more than a lot of people can chew.

This 512-page hardcover was written by wind expert Paul Gipe, recently revised by Chelsea Green Publishing Company in September of 2004, measuring 10.1 x 7.9 x 1.4 and shipping at 3 pounds.

If you are interested in harnessing the wind as a renewable energyfor your business, home or farm and are looking for thirst quenching advice from a man who has been doing this for more than thirty years; Wind Power by Paul Gipe answers your call with the passion for success and a more sustainable tomorrow.