Articles by
Paul Gipe
China’s Role in Reducing Carbon Emissions—A Review
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Paul Gipe
David Toke's China’s Role in Reducing Carbon Emissions: The Stabilisation of Energy Consumption and the Deployment of Renewable Energy provides a valuable service in explaining--in English--China's explosive rise to dominate world renewable energy development. Unless you work in the field you won't realize that Chinese companies are leaders in wind, solar, and electric vehicles. If it wasn't for Tesla in California, China's dominance in EVs would be almost complete.
Germany’s Energy Transition–A Review
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Paul Gipe
Germany’s Energy Transition is a compilation of articles on the progress of Germany's revolutionary transition to renewable energy from fossil fuels and nuclear power. It joins a growing list of books in English explaining how the Germans were able to make such rapid progress and, importantly, what went wrong politically that has curbed further rapid growth.
Chevrolet Bolt EV Official Videos
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Paul Gipe
GM's official Bolt EV videos lists 21 separate videos on the Bolt, its features, and how to use it. The most recent is October 2020 titled Chevrolet EV Power Panel on charging, charging networks, including the roll out of the GM-EVgo expansion.
Photos of Damaged Giromill at Grevenbroich Test Site
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Paul Gipe
On 21 November Thilo Wirth visited the Grevenbroich test site west of Cologne and took several photos of the damaged Agile Wind Power's Vertical Sky 32.
Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Communicated Disease–A Review
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Paul Gipe
For those who've fought the wind wars and done battle with renewable energy skeptics, climate denialists, and the "wind turbines cause cancer" crowd, Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Communicated Disease by Simon Chapman and Fiona Crichton is a welcome antidote.
The Renewable Energy Landscape–A Review
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Paul Gipe
"Long overdue, this guide on how to place renewable energy in the landscape to maximize public acceptance is critical to the energy transition that is so desperately needed."
Small-Scale Renewable Energy Systems A Review
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Paul Gipe
Small-Scale Renewable Energy Systems is a slim 210-page book on hybrid renewable projects by Swedish authors Sven Ruin and Göran Sidén.
Giant Giromill Loses Blade at Grevenbroich Test Site
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Paul Gipe
Swiss VAWT Vertical Sky 32 lost one of its three rotor arms and blade Sunday 15 November at the Grevenbroich test site according to German media. The prototype turbine was installed at the test site west of Cologne, Germany in September.
Innovative Wind Turbines: An Illustrated Guidebook by Vaughn Nelson–A Review
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Paul Gipe
I bristled when Vaughn Nelson contacted me for help with his new book Innovative Wind Turbines. Not that it was Vaughn. He's my mentor and the founder of West Texas A&M University’s Alternative Energy Institute (AEI). Vaughn first taught me the importance of swept area and how to quickly cut through the hype that often surrounds new wind turbines. He's the physicist I turn to when I have a wind question. And no it wasn't that he was asking for some photos I'd taken decades ago of obscure wind turbines. It was simply the word "innovative."
The English Windmill by Rex Wailes–A Review
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Paul Gipe
Ok, I am a windmill geek, have been for decades now. I work with modern wind energy, but my interest in the subject has led off in many directions, including traditional or "Dutch" windmills. I have a hefty collection of books on Dutch, German, French, and, yes, on English windmills.
Buying or Leasing a 2020 Chevy Bolt EV–What I learned
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Paul Gipe
Oy vey! I just concluded a three month search for what I consider a reasonably priced Chevy Bolt EV. What an experience.
Inyokern DCFC Station Finally Live–Opens Eastern Kern County to EVs
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Paul Gipe
The long-awaited DCFC station at the Inyokern airport is finally live after years of waiting.
