Articles by
Paul Gipe
Feed-in Tariffs by Miguel Mendonça–a Review
By
Paul Gipe
Miguel Mendonça’s Feed-in Tariffs takes his place alongside Craig Morris’ Energy Switch in explaining the success of Feed-In Tariffs to ... Read more
Fesa B31 Solar Bürgerbeteiligung (Investment)
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Paul Gipe
Fesa's B31 Solar PV project went into service in mid 2006. The 365 kW project was financed by Fesa as a solar bürgerbeteiligung or investment fund.
Solar PV OPA RetScreen Calculation
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Paul Gipe
When announcing the Standard Offer Program, the Ontario Power Authority provided a simple RetScreen spreadsheet to calculate simple payback on solar PV.
Ecovision’s Stuttgart School Solar PV Funds
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Paul Gipe
Ecovision, a developer of solar investment funds in Freiburg, created an investment vehicle to install solar PV systems on the roof tops of several schools in Stuttgart.
German Solar PV Interconnection Procedure
By
Paul Gipe
The following is a rough translation of the German interconnection procedure for small solar PV systems from a flyer produced by Novotech.
Solar Hot Water Systems Tariff Calculation
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Paul Gipe
The following spreadsheet calculator is a work in progress. The calculator determines the price or tariff per kWh(thermal) necessary to arrive at the financial targets given for a solar hot water system.
Ontario’s Solar PV Tariff Price Setting
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Paul Gipe
Using the principle established by first, the Aachen model, and subsequently that used in Germany's EEG (the Renewable Energy Sources Act), the Ontario Sustainable Energy Asscoiation held a pricing workshop with stakeholders in December, 2004.
Solar Radiation & Yields on Tilted Surface
By
Paul Gipe
The following table gives the typical yields (kWh/kW/year) that can be expected at various locations mostly in North America.
