Articles by
Paul Gipe
Growian I and II: Germany’s Giant Failure
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Paul Gipe
During the late 1970s Germany’s ministry for technological development BMFT (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) called Ulrich Hütter out of ... Read more
US Representatives Fong and Valadao Must Call for Article 25 Now
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Paul Gipe
Today I publicly urged Bakersfield area congressmen Vince Fong and David Valadao to invoke Article 25 of the US Constitution ... Read more
Rare Footage of Growian I and II Wind Turbines Posted
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Paul Gipe
I’ve extracted rare footage of Growian I and II wind turbines from a promotional video by Nordex. The footage from ... Read more
40th Annual Windmill-Wildflower Hike Planned for Tehachapi 16 May 2026
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Paul Gipe
The Sierra Club’s Uriel Payan & Paul Gipe will lead a hike among the wind turbines on the Pacific Crest ... Read more
Films and Videos of Historic Wind Turbines from 1925 to the Present
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Paul Gipe
I’ve uploaded a series of films on historic wind turbines in operation to the Internet Archive. To help me keep track of them, I’ve posted the links and a short summary here. I’ve included some films in this list that are on YouTube.com as the provenance isn’t clear. Of course videos of operating wind turbines are quite common now, so I am limiting this list to those of historic interest.
German Renewables Reach New Record–Surpass Fossil Fuels
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Paul Gipe
Despite the doom & gloom here in the states where renewable energy is under a sustained assault by the Trump ... Read more
Wind Energy for Kids (Wind Energie Kinderleicht)—a Review
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Paul Gipe
Wind Energy for Kids (Wind Energie Kinderleicht) is a little book for little people by Thomas Simons. The 27-page booklet ... Read more
Italian Wind Mural
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Paul Gipe
Mural on village wall in the central Appenine town Tocco da Casauria depicting the installation of two Riva-Calzoni wind turbines ... Read more
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog 2025 Update
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Paul Gipe
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog is famous in the annals of wind energy. The polder in Schleswig-Holstein’s Dithmarshen kreis hosted Germany’s first wind farm ... Read more
Road Trip Report: 1,200 Miles in a Chevy Bolt
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Paul Gipe
We recently completed a 1,200 mile round trip in a Chevy Bolt EV. We drove from Bakersfield, California to Grants ... Read more
Tesla Adapters for Non-Tesla EVs
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Paul Gipe
There’s continuing confusion about what adapters are necessary for non-Tesla EVs to use Tesla chargers. Before we get into what ... Read more
EVs: What You Need to Know
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Paul Gipe
Presentation made at the Nature Center, Hart Park, Bakersfield, California by Paul Gipe. Check against delivery. EVs: What You Need ... Read more
