Articles by
Paul Gipe
Added New Cultural Icons of Tehachapi
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Paul Gipe
Today I updated my pages on cultural icons of wind turbines to include two murals and a sign board in Tehachapi, California.
Small Vindication: Renewable Devices Swift Ducted Rooftop Turbine Gone
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Paul Gipe
I am writing this now to close the book on this sad little turbine and the whole “let’s put them on the roof” phenomenon. Stumbling across an obscure NREL field test report from long ago (see Power Performance Test Report for the SWIFT Wind Turbine) dredged up this dark period in small wind turbine development.
31st Annual Windmill-Wildflower Hike Planned for Tehachapi May 21, 2016
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Paul Gipe
The Kern-Kaweah Chapter of the Sierra Club will lead a hike among the wind turbines on the Pacific Crest Trail ... Read more
Our Nissan Leaf’s Traction Battery Capacity
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Paul Gipe
How much has the car's battery capacity declined since we leased it and will it recover when warm weather returns?
Electric Vehicle Forums–Fonts of Knowledge
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Paul Gipe
We drive 2015 Nissan Leaf, an Electric Vehicle or EV. Both before and after we leased the car, I carefully researched the kinds of EVs available and what would be best for us. I learned a lot from online forums and blogs and you can too.
EV Trip Report: Bakersfield to Palm Springs
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Paul Gipe
Wherein we again learn the importance of avoiding dependence on a GPS, on the value of paper maps, and on driving conservatively.
Ogin Installs Ducted Turbines in the San Gorgonio Pass
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Paul Gipe
Ogin, the Massachusetts-based ducted turbine company, has installed six of seven turbines in the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, California.
EVs Cause Cancer Meme
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Paul Gipe
Electric vehicles (EVs) probably don’t cause cancer, but that doesn’t stop some people from saying that they do. I came across a bizarre version of this meme a few months ago at a social gathering here in Bakersfield, California.
Catching the Wind of the World (the Aerodyn Story)—a Review
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Paul Gipe
Den Wind der Welt einfangen is part of series of retrospectives being issued by pioneers in the field of wind energy as they near retirement. Written by freelance journalist Dierk Jensen, Catching the Wind of the World (the English title) traces the growth of a German company that designs wind turbines: Aerodyn.
Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment—a Review
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Paul Gipe
The expansive title of Vaughn Nelson’s Wind Energy is appropriate as Nelson delves into such taboo topics as population, exponential growth, and exhaustion of fossil fuels.
Wind Power for the World: The Rise of Modern Wind Energy—a Review
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Paul Gipe
Wind Power for the World tells an exciting tell of hope and promise—how a small band of activists, dreamers, and entrepreneurs built one of the world’s fastest growing and dynamic industries. It’s a must read for anyone who wants to understand how we got to where are today.
Small Wind: Planning and Building Successful Installations—a Review
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Paul Gipe
Nolan Clark, an early wind pioneer, summarizes a lifetime of developing and testing wind turbines for agricultural use in Small Wind: Planning and Building Successful Installations.
