Articles by
Paul Gipe
German Wind Repowering for 2012
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Paul Gipe
Of the wind turbines installed in 2012, only 28% were installed on green field sites in Niedersachsen and only 20% in Schleswig-Holstein. The rest were installed as replacements for existing turbines that were removed as the sites were “repowered” with larger, taller, and more productive turbines.
Britain’s Community Energy Plan Proposes Doubling FIT Cap
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Paul Gipe
The only concrete proposal is DECC’s statement that “We will be consulting in spring 2014 on doubling the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) maximum capacity ceiling from 5MW to 10MW for community projects.”
Health Care US Style
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Paul Gipe
Note: January 14, 2014; Miracle of Miracles. We’re in. Our payment has cleared. They’ve taken our money. We received our ... Read more
Vortec 7 DAWT Summary of Test Results
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Paul Gipe
This summary reflects my view at the time. Key participants were acknowledging the technical failure of Vortec 7, but they couched their failure in arcane technical language at arcane conferences.
Massachusetts Study Finds Property Values Increase Slightly Near Operating Wind Turbines
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Paul Gipe
In a surprising finding, a joint study by the University of Connecticut andLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for the Massachusetts Clean ... Read more
Relationship between Wind Turbines and Residential Property Values in Massachusetts
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Paul Gipe
An analysis of more than 122,000 Massachusetts home sales between 1998 and 2012 found no statistically-significant evidence that proximity to a wind turbine affects home values.
New Smith-Putnam Records Uncovered Include Log Books
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Paul Gipe
Archivists at the York County Heritage Trust have uncovered a treasure trove of records from the 1.25 MW Smith-Putnam turbine ... Read more
Making sense of Makani’s [Kite] Claims for Paul Gipe
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Paul Gipe
I am an advocate of the rapid development of massive amounts of renewable energy. I don’t see kites in that anytime soon. . .
National Geographic Blog: Time to Break Free of Net-Metering; We Need a “FIT” Policy for Renewable Energy to Soar
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Paul Gipe
Maybe the electric utilities are right, for a change. Maybe net-metering—the ability to run your kilowatt-hour meter backwards, with solar panels on your roof or a windmill in your backyard–is not the best policy for America, or for Americans.
British Announce “Strike Price” for Renewables & Renewable Heat
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Paul Gipe
Highest Wind Prices in Europe—But Are They Too High?
Grand Jury Indictment of James Alan Rowan of Mag-Wind
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Paul Gipe
Grand Jury for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Division indictment of James Alan Rowan of Mag-Wind, Enviro-Energies.
AWEA Uses Photos from Gipe Collection
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Paul Gipe
It’s been a long time since I’ve had anything to say about the American Wind Energy Association. To my surprise ... Read more
