Earth4Energy Guidebook was released in July. It's mission was to show customers how to setup their own wind power and solar power panel systems at home. Has it succeeded? We review Earth4Energy.

Firstly, why is there a market for this product? As everyone will have noticed by now, energy prices are increasing worldwide - in fact it's likely that this year will be the most expensive winter yet for many people as they try to heat their home. There are a number of reasons why gas, oil and electricity prices are increasing. The main reason is the ever decreasing reserves of fossil fuels such as gas and coal. Even if you don't directly use gas in your home, your electricity may be generated by gas, and hence you are still impacted.

The other main reason for the increasing prices is the ever increasing population and alongside it the increased individual energy needs. Gone are the days where it was just the TV that needed electricity - on a typical evening at home now we probably have the TV, surround sound system, laptop, computer, mobile phone, iPod etc all plugged in and operating or charging.

These factors and other all combine to increase the cost to us, the consumer, of the electricity that we buy. And while it may seem that there isn't a way around it, actually there is - in the form of using wind power and/or solar power at home.

With this in mind Earth4Energy was released to make it easy for people to setup their own home electricity generation system. The beginning of the book is dedicated to highlight what pieces of equipment you'll need in each section. From there Earth4Energy guidebook gives detailed instructions on how to build your own wind turbine as well as how to construct a home solar power system. The guidebook gives simple easy to follow instructions that are aided by photographs of each of the steps. Best of all Earth4Energy shows you how you can build these products at the lowest possible cost - there's no need to fork out for an expensive solar or wind power system when you can build your own for a much reduced price.