Biogas Handbook -- Being a Compendium of the Art & Science of Using Anything Once Alive to Produce a Burnable Gas for Powering Light, Automobiles, Ovens, Tractors, Water Heaters, Furnaces & Various Contraptions

The Complete Biogas Handbook is an excellent, 399 page resource for learning about biogas, "the original natural gas", and a very simple and useful form of alternative energy. As recently as late 2006, copies of this book (then out-of-print) were selling on Amazon for up to $140, and more recently on Barnes and Noble for more than $230. Such prices reflected the quality of the resources provided in the book. The first edition of the book quickly established itself as _the_ book on biogas generation. Now in a newly revised edition, David House brings together all the information, from the most theoretical scientific research to grass roots homescale trial and error. Here are the detailed designs for generators and the knowledge, encouragement, imagination, and humor you will need to build a generator of your own. While biogas may not yet be a household word, you should consider it seriously if you believe in the future of alternative energy. Use biogas for illumination, cooking, water heating, refrigeration, space heating, and to fuel vehicles. As Mother Earth News said, "This readable book provides a comprehensive survey of the theory and practice of biogas production. The author discusses the scientific terms used, the substances (such as manure and plant matter) which can produce biogas, and various types of biogas generators." And as J. Baldwin, the alternative energy editor of the famous The Next Whole Earth Catalog said, " Hoo BOY, is it complete! ...So lots of the numbers you need are here.... If biogas interests you enough to consider making a generator, this book is your next assignment." * Over 100 figures and tables * All the necessary formulas * 6 model generators and a design flow chart * Complete list of resources * Extensive bibliography