Do you want to harvest sunlight, wind or falling water to power your home? Or sell that renewable energy back to your utility company? Are you looking to build your dream eco-home? Or to convert to biodiesel and minimize your fossil fuel use?

This fully-updated classic of sustainable living technology tells how and gives you access to the world's most extensive selection of hardware to make it all happen. 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, written by experts with decades of personal experience and a passion for sharing their knowledge. In print and regularly updated since 1982, the Sourcebook has sold over 600,000 copies in 44 countries. This 12th edition includes brand new sections on Solar Utility Intertie, Alternative Sources of Fuel (including biodiesel and hydrogen fuel cells) and Hybrid Vehicles, and completely rewritten sections on Land & Shelter, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Conservation, as well as in-depth sections on:

• Sunshine to Electricity
• From Panel to Plug
• Water Systems
• Water Heating
• Water & Air Purification
• Composting Toilets & Graywater Systems
• Off-the-Grid Living & Homesteading Tools
• Mobility

Whether you're a layperson or a professional, novice or longtime aficionado, the Sourcebook puts the latest research and newest products at your fingertips - all the information you need to make sustainable living a reality.

John Schaeffer is the President and founder of Real Goods -- the oldest and largest catalog company devoted to the sale and service of renewable energy products. Now merged with Gaiam, Real Goods has converted over 60,000 homes to solar energy since 1978 when it sold the very first photovoltaic module in America. Real Goods hosts the annual SolFest at its Solar Living Center headquarters in Hopland, California.