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Paul Gipe

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Japan Installs 3,700 MW of New Renewables within First Year

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Paul Gipe

Japan has installed 3,700 MW of new renewables under its aggressive feed-in tariffs during the first year of the program’s operation.
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Dutch Wind Cooperative Kennermerwind Update 2013

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Paul Gipe

I first visited Kennermerwind sometime in 1996 on assignment for the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a US environmental group.

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Paul Gipe

I am here today because this past spring we held a small conference in San Francisco. At the conference, Pathways ... Read more
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Slovenia FIT Update 2013

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Paul Gipe

Through mid-summer 2013, the Slovenian FIT program had installed 3,200 plants with a combined capacity of 460 MW in the ... Read more
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Report Questions Both Ontario’s Nuclear–and Solar Prices

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Paul Gipe

In a report released today, the Pembina Institute and Greenpeace Canada questions Ontario’s commitment to new and refurbished nuclear plants. The groups say that a mix of conservation and renewables would be cheaper than the cost of the Canadian province’s commitment to maintaining nuclear’s current 50% share of electricity generation.
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Questionable Turbines and Siting Give Architects, LEED, Green Builders, and Wind Bad Name

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Paul Gipe

Updated with a photo of the 18 Venger V2 Savonius turbines on the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.