Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook - 12th Edition

 

Get the Updated Bible on Renewable Energy!
Yearn to harvest sunlight, wind or falling water to power your home? Long to sell that renewable energy back to your utility company? Looking to build your dream eco-home? Want to convert to biodiesel and minimize your fossil fuel use? Our fully-updated, 600+page 12th Edition Solar Living Sourcebook teaches you how to achieve all this and more. Edited by Real Goods President and Founder John Schaeffer, the Solar Living Sourcebook - 12th Edition is the ultimate resource on renewable energy, sustainable living, alternative construction, green building, homesteading, off-the-grid living and alternative transportation. Includes new sections on Solar Utility Intertie, Alternative Sources of Fuel (including biodiesel and hydrogen fuel cells) and Hybrid Vehicles; plus completely updated sections.

This incomparable resource also includes over 150 pages of maps, wiring diagrams, formulae, charts, electrical code, solar sizing worksheets and much more. Whether you're a layperson or a professional, the Sourcebook puts the latest research and newest products at your fingertips to make sustainable living a reality. Includes up-to-date articles on all aspects of environmental technology, written by experts with decades of personal experience. The Sourcebook is also a superior classroom text. 600+ pages, softcover. USA. Printed Dec. 2004.

15% of sales benefit the Solar Living Institute and its environmental education programs. 
 

Price: $35.00

Solar Pool Heating Auto Control Package

 

Our new solar pool heater reduces your use of fossil fuels with a system that keeps your pool renewably warm for less — and extends your swimming season longer than ever. Our system captures the sun’s radiant heat and efficiently transfers it to your pool via heavy-duty, commercial-grade solar panels with reinforced welds and UV inhibitors. Installed on roofs or in yards, there are no complex parts or electronics to add. Instead, do-it-yourself instructions take you step by step through an easy one-day installation process that grafts your new system onto equipment you’ve already got. Our Standard Kit consists of one 4' x 10' panel with mounting hardware and hold-down strap, and a row kit for adding panels to create a single row. Add additional panels to the standard kit as sizing calculations indicate (each includes mounting hardware and hold-down strap). Use our Split Kit to break up a row of panels and install it around an obstacle like a roof vent. Our Double Row Kit divides linked panels into two rows. Our Plumbing Kit includes everything needed to connect panels to your pool’s water system. Our Auto-Control Package adds thermostatic regulation for custom control. 10-year mfg. warranty.
 

Price: $425.00

ProgressivTube Solar Water Heater PT-30

 

This passive batch-type heater is one of the simplest, yet most durable water heaters we've seen. Plumbed inline ahead of your conventional water heater's inlet, it will preheat all incoming water. Rated at approximately 30,000 Btu/day, the 4' x 8' collector is housed in a top-quality bronze-finished aluminum box with dual glazed cover. There are no rusting components. The dual glazing has tempered solar glass on the outside, and lightweight, non-yellowing or degrading Teflon film on the inside. High temperature foam board insulation is used on all sides.
The 30, 40, or 50 gallon sizes are produced by varying the number of collector pipes inside. Exterior size is the same for all models.

ProgressivTube has a ten year warranty. All labor, transportation, and parts are covered for the first five years and parts only for the second five years. The Valve Kit includes hard-to-find-locally hardware. Drop-Shipped by truck from Sarasota, FL. Pricing includes $50 crating charge.
 

Price: $1,325.00

Hand Held Solar Pathfinder

 

4KW MID-SIZE GRID-TIE PV SYSTEM KIT

Imagine how good it would feel to reduce your electric bill by selling your solar generated power back to your utility company at the SAME price they have the nerve to charge you! Well, with our 4kW Mid-sized PV kit you can do just that. For $26,995*, you can produce and sell about 460 kWh per month** back to your utility company. Also, depending on your state or utility company, there are rebates available as well as a federal income tax credit to reduce this cost. See www.dsireusa.org for details.

The PV modules have a 25 year warranty and the expected life of the system is about 30-40 years. This system includes the following state of the art equipment: (21) Evergreen 190W PV modules***, roof mounting hardware by UniRac, and a Fronius sine wave grid tie inverter. We also include the PV array interconnect cables, a dc disconnect switch, and a utility required ac disconnect switch. The balance of the wire, conduit, and small parts needed to complete the job are supplied by the installer. If your home or business is located in California or Colorado we can install the system for an additional charge (see www.realgoodssolar.com). If not, our technical staff here at Real Goods will provide the expert training and assistance to insure that your chosen installer (a licensed general, electrical, or solar contractor in your area) will get the equipment up and running properly. Note that for best results you need a shade free south to southwest or southeast facing roof. The PV array takes up about 360 sq.ft. (for example, 3, 5’x24’ rows).
 

Price: $26,995.00

 

 

LED Spotlight Solar Lighting System

 

Using highly efficient bright-white LEDs, this self-contained lighting system allows dusk-to-dawn lighting for signs, flags, entrances or walkways. Fully assembled system includes PV module, sealed battery, automatic charge and light controller with adjustable timer, and a 12-LED spotlight with 10-foot cable.

Housed in a black, powder-coated, vandal-resistant aluminum housing that’s designed to mount on a wall or pole. The 100,000-hour, waterproof light fixture is black powder-coated aluminum with pivot adjustment, 3" diameter glass lens and ground stake. Requires 4 hours of daily sunlight for continued dusk-to-dawn operation. Controller will automatically shut off light if battery gets too low.

Ten-year module warranty. Five-year controller warranty.

Price: $649.00

Harvester Solar Electric Generator

 

A quick set-up, nonpolluting, portable solar electric generator ideal for providing power when and where on-grid power sources are not available. Power Center: heavy-duty yellow and white plastic; 20"H x 20"L x 10"W; 70 lbs. with 105 Ah battery. Solar Module: 80W; 17V; 4.7A; 473/10"H x 212/5"L x 14/5"W; 21 lbs. Charge controller: 15A PWM with LCD display and electronic overcurrent protection. 10-year limited warranty for solar panel, six-month warranty for battery, five-year warranty for controller. USA.

Price: $2,475.00