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Cost Effective Renewable Energy for the home, Coffee and Solar Power Kindle Edition

by Zax Vagen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 24
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A fresh look at solar power in 2018 through the effective use of "Efficiency First Principles" This ground-breaking book by long time seasoned renewable energy professional Zax Vagen is packed full of innovative ideas, old industry mainstays and ancient wisdom that come together timeously in this book. Riddled with tips and tricks, from choosing the right product to leveraging practical advantage and "opportunity phycics". Join Zax Vagen and his hilarious coffee habit as he unravels the mysteries of achieving the nirvana of off-grid living without spending a fortune. Now with a new chapter about never before published drivers of global warming and climate change.
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    April 17, 2016
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01AQYLN5K
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 17, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 403 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 52 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 24

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Zax Vagen

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Zax Vagen is a diverse character with many talents and an insatiable appetite for adventure. When he was just a young boy, his father told him that he could be anything that he chose to be. He misunderstood his father's meaning as; "You can be everything." Now he is a plumber and an electrician. He runs three small businesses. He is a boat captain, a scuba diving instructor, a real estate investor, a snake wrangler and shark diver extraordinaire. He writes arcane fantasy, scifi, motivation, romance and non fiction. He has built a ship, been shipwrecked, gone bankrupt, started over, patented inventions, started a new industry, acted in movies and planted thousands of trees. He knows more than most people what a person is capable of and is always looking for a new adventure.

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Jen L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this if you care for the planet...
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2016
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Super informative guide book, with tips and tricks on how to save money by using renewable energy. From installing a solar system, retro-fitting your water heater, changing your appliances…or throwing them out the window all together, Zax outlines it all.

He manages to cover almost every area of your typical western living space. The only one thing I wish he would have mentioned, in terms of cost-effective renewable energy, is changing your eating habits. Consuming/growing animals and meat alone, expels a huge amount of heat, greenhouse gases, energy into the atmosphere, and is the leading cause of deforestation. Being South African, I do understand though that he must love his meat.

I’m an avid coffee drinker, so I can relate to his coffee addiction as well. His personality shines in this very useful guide, adding a little bit of humor to it at the same time. Great writing style.

Well thought out useful guide for anyone who cares about this planet, who would like to build a house, renovate a new one, or simply make some small changes that will have a BIG impact. Excellent read, I highly recommend this to anyone and everyone. 5 Stars
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WMH Cheryl
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for everyone
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2017
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What a wealth of knowledge and tips and common sense! Anyone considering building a house needs to read this also. Full of energy saving tips. Reading this book will not educate you on how to install your own solar or alternative energy but it will help you reduce what energy you do need so that any alternative energy you decide to add will be smaller and more cost effective. A great read that I wish was required reading everywhere. One warning, the author writes in South African/British English so Americans might be thrown off a bit by the Celsius and cm/mm references. If the author ever updates it, us Americans would love to have farenheit and inch added along with a few minor proofreading errors.
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Playboy
5.0 out of 5 stars Save the nature and use renewable energy
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2016
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Earth is where we are born and where we live. If there is no earth, there will be no us. So, it’s our responsibility to take care of our earth. Our nature is limited with resources. If we use those resources continuously then we will be out of our resources very soon. So we need to stop using those resources and start using renewable energy for us. So that, we will be able to save our nature and our earth. This book will help you to know about those ways. It has all the tips and tricks to save natural energy and use renewable energy for home and other places. So, grab a copy while you can.
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Donald Do
4.0 out of 5 stars This book has a wealth of helpful info to help us.
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016
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The book talks about which solutions work best in which climates and gives tips on where to begin wading into renewable energy. This fully revised and updated edition includes expanded coverage of all areas, the latest advances in technology, and the economics of renewable energy systems. This book goes deeper into energy than "The Solar House" goes into passive design, providing almost enough information to evaluate and size some systems. The amount of information presented varies by system, as solar photovoltaic and wind power get a more detailed treatment than biomass.
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Elizabeth C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Renewable energy is a very good way to cut off expenses
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2016
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A very helpful source of how to reduce electricity. My electricity bill has always been on top of the list whenever I have to start paying them off. I have learned a lot of new things. I check each of what was listed here and I guess I'm going to have a massive change on my house and its utilities as everything seems to be so old. Renewable energy is a very good way to cut off expenses. Changing things inside my house may cost me at first but this is a long term goal of reducing and cutting off expenses. This book has really helped me a lot.
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BaconT
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2016
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I chose this rating because you can tell from the writing that he knows what he is writing g about. I learned a lot, I found that I have been doing some things right just by instinct (accident?)! I love that he writes in a way that I can understand, some writers find that difficult to do for someone who is not educated in their field. I would recommend this book to ANYONE wanting to know more about renewable energy, even if you know very little about the field to start with, as he makes learning about it easy.
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jim bacon
3.0 out of 5 stars solar hints
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016
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Haven't had the chance to finish e-book but so far so good.
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Anna Potosky
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and enlightening.
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016
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I've learned a lot about solar power from this easy to understand book. Mr. Vagen lays it all out so even a novice like me can understand the why's and how's of renewable energy. He doesn't come off as a "listen to me because I'm smarter than you."..... He's a down to earth guy who uses stories and humour to share this information with us. And do you know how much he wants you to have this knowledge? It's completely Free.......
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daniel meyer
1.0 out of 5 stars standard informations
Reviewed in Germany on December 25, 2022
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nothing new in. only explaining standard informations. but sounds like only him knows... strange.
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Kane Langtry
1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing about nothing
Reviewed in Australia on March 22, 2017
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You could honestly get more information from a collection of eco friendly websites that you could from this book. Having said that it does cost less than a cup of coffee so it is priced appropriately
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