Articles by
Paul Gipe
Vermont Ups Feed-in Tariff Program Cap Slightly
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Paul Gipe
Vermont's Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law 18 May 2012 that slightly increases the cap on the state's Standard Offer Contract program.
Reno Nevada Proves–Again–that “Small Urban Wind” Produces Poor Results
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Paul Gipe
Reno, Nevada is vying for the world record for "Worst Turbine Install in History" through sheer scale, expense, and hubris. . .
Saudi Arabia Launches Massive Renewable Program with Hybrid FITs
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Paul Gipe
While North America continues to dawdle on the road to the renewable revolution, the conservative, oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has proposed one of the most sweeping and massive moves to renewable energy on the planet.
Removal of 37 Abandoned Mitsubishi Wind Turbines on Hawaii’s Big Island
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Paul Gipe
Finally, decades after being abandoned on South Point of Hawaii's Big Island the 37 Mitsubishi turbines have been removed. Long a source of embarassment in the wind industry and a source for right wing attacks on the viability of wind energy, the derelict turbines have been removed.
Japanese Proposed Tariffs Submitted
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Paul Gipe
World’s Highest Feed-in Tariffs Differentiated by Technology But Otherwise Little Further Differentiation Are the Tariffs too High? In what may ... Read more
Japanese Proposed Tariffs Submitted
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Paul Gipe
In what may be the most significant renewable energy policy development worldwide in years, Japanese authorities are circulating proposed feed-in tariffs that-if confirmed by the Minister of Trade later this month-could lead to a crash renewables program.
Presentation by Paul Gipe for OSEIA Portland Plenary Keynote 26 April 2012
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Paul Gipe
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Presentation by Paul Gipe for OSEIA Portland FIT Panel 26 April 2012
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Paul Gipe
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Presentation by Paul Gipe for OREP Roundtable April 24 2012
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Paul Gipe
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Presentation by Paul Gipe for OREP Unitarian Church Portland 24 April 2012
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Paul Gipe
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Craig Morris: Solar as share of peak power demand
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Paul Gipe
In California, solar proponents are happy about the clarification of what constitutes peak demand in legislation for net-metering, but the levels discussed in California are a fraction of what is already happening in Germany, as the latest figures show. . .
