Articles by
Paul Gipe

German Renewables Reach New Record–Surpass Fossil Fuels
By
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
By
Paul Gipe
Presentation made at the Nature Center, Hart Park, Bakersfield, California by Paul Gipe. Check against delivery. EVs: What You Need ... Read more

EV Road Tripping Emergency Kit
By
Paul Gipe
We’ve been driving electric for a decade now, and the emergency gear I carry has changed over that time. Most ... Read more

Pintles, Kingpins, & Slewing Rings: The Evolution of Yaw
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Paul Gipe
While researching material for an article on the 100 kW Soviet wind turbine at Balaklava, Etienne Rogier sent me an ... Read more

Testing the Dowsett Wind Turbine on the Isle of Man in the 1960s
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Paul Gipe
Were there two wind turbines tested on South Barrule on the Isle of Man in the early 1960s, not just ... Read more

Not Something I See Every Day: Murder in the Morning
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Paul Gipe
Got out for my Sunday walk at 5.30 am. Dark of course. Venus and Jupiter are prominent in the east. ... Read more

The Book Wind Energy Comes of Age Put in the Public Domain
By
Paul Gipe
Thirty years after its publication by John Wiley & Sons, I’ve put Wind Energy Comes of Age in the public domain. The digital copy of the more than 500-page book is now open access and is available for reading on line or it can be downloaded in its entirety for free.
You can find the open access digital version here: Wind energy comes of age by Paul Gipe.
Print copies can still be found at used bookstores or in university libraries.
