Articles by
Paul Gipe
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.
79th Anniversary of First Wind Turbine Interconnection with the Grid in North America
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Paul Gipe
On this date in 1941 an ungainly wind turbine atop Vermont’s Grandpa’s Knob fed electricity into the lines of Central Vermont Public Service Company. This was the first time in North America that a wind turbine fed electricity into the grid. Until then wind turbines had been used solely to charge batteries at remote homesteads in Canada and the United States.
Tips on Leasing a 2020 Bolt LT
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Paul Gipe
What you need to know to lease a Bolt with year-end sales promotions. This presentation was made for friends in Bakersfield considering an EV.
Tvindkraft: The Giant That Shook the World Turns 42
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Paul Gipe
Guinness Book of Records is considering a new category--world's longest running or oldest megawatt-scale wind turbine. The question was thrown at me by Britta Jensen, one of the operators of Tvindkraft in northwest Jutland. She wanted to know if they qualified.
