Articles by

Paul Gipe

International Wind Energy Development: World Market Update 2001

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Paul Gipe

An edited version of this article appeared in a 2001 edition of Renewable Energy World. Paul Gipe examines the latest ... Read more

European Wind Experience to 2001

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Paul Gipe

  IV. European Experience IV.A. Denmark and the Danes IV.A.1. Right Product at the Right Place IV.A.2.Dependable Home Market IV.A.3. ... Read more

Ventilators and Squirrels in a Cage

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Paul Gipe

Like ducted turbines, a perennial favorite of hucksters and charlatans is, for lack of a better word, squirrel cage rotors.

Small Wind Turbines Sprouting as Power Prices Rise

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Paul Gipe

California's power crisis has proven fertile soil for a new crop of small wind turbines seen sprouting across the state. From Chico in the north to Temecula in the south, from the coast near San Luis Obispo to windswept Tehachapi, small wind turbines are rising on their spindly towers to sweep kilowatt-hours out of the sky.
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Spanish Survey of Small Turbine Technology A review by Paul Gipe

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Paul Gipe

Researchers at Spain's national energy center, CIEMAT, reported on a survey of small wind turbine technology at the European Wind Energy Association special topic conference in Kassel, Germany.

JBS Comments on California Power Crisis

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Paul Gipe

“Cost Curve Analysis of the California Power Markets,” JBS Energy, Sacramento, Calif. William Marcus and Greg Ruszovan, September 29, 2000. ... Read more
Wulf Test Field In The Tehachapi Pass. Two Test Platforms In Use.

Testing the Power Curves of Small Wind Turbines

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Paul Gipe

The following article grew out of research for an extensive revision of my book Wind Power for Home & Business published by Chelsea Green. The article is essentially a report on how to test small wind turbines and the results of my tests.

Comments on a Proposed Performance Standard for Small Wind Turbines

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Paul Gipe

A Memorandum to Colleagues in the U.S. Small Turbine Industry on the Draft Performance Standard AWEA 1.2.2000

Midwest Wind Farm Trip Report and Observations

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Paul Gipe

In late October I took a brief trip to Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota to visit some of the ... Read more
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Etats-Unis : le calme après la tempête?

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Paul Gipe

L’industrie éolienne aux Etats-Unis est aujourd’hui en pleine ébullition. En termes de puissance installée, le développement est comparable a celui que l’on a connu en 1985. Paul Gipe, en expert engagé, décrit la situation avec un enthousiasme modéré : dopée par les crédits d’impôts puis menacée par leur suppression, cette envolée risque de tourner court.

Brakedrum Windmill Plans Year 2000 Edition

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Paul Gipe

Hugh Piggott's plans for turning a used brakedrum into a windmill is welcome addition to the literature on small wind turbines.

Ampair 100 Measured Power Curve

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Paul Gipe