Author Hugh Piggot has been living and working with small wind turbines for over twenty-five years. As such he is one of the most experienced practitioners of practical wind power construction and installation in the world. In Choosing Windpower he describes in plain English the technicalities of how to install a small-scale wind power system. Hugh believes in empowering individuals to learn for themselves how wind technology works and his book is logical, clear and inspiring. It gives you the tools to make up your own mind about whether wind power will work for you, in the site you have. Starting with a description of different types of wind systems and basic wind turbine electrics, it goes on to show you how to site a small wind turbine using windspeed assessment techniques and basic positioning skills. Includes case studies describing different system options and a market survey of various commercially available small turbines.