Articles by

Paul Gipe

Spain Updates Solar PV Tariffs for 2009

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Paul Gipe

  In a major blow to critics who suggested that the Spanish solar PV market would collapse in 2009, the ... Read more

Florida Solar Coalition Calls for Feed-in Tariffs Over RECs at PSC

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Paul Gipe

  In comments filed September 5, 2008 with the Florida Public Service Commission, the Florida Solar Coalition called for a ... Read more

Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy Launches

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Paul Gipe

  Renewable energy advocates supporting the development of Renewable Energy Payments (feed-in tariffs) for Florida have launched the Florida Alliance ... Read more

Feed-in Tariff Presentation to Michigan House Commerce Committee

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Paul Gipe

  Representative Kathleen Law and Paul Gipe made a presentation to the Commerce Committee of the Michigan House of Representatives ... Read more

Michigan PSC Weighs Pilot Feed-in Tariff

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Paul Gipe

  Michigan’s Public Service Commission (PSC) is weighing a pilot feed-in tariff proposed by Wisconsin Electric Power Company in an ... Read more

RENEW Wisconsin Argues for Generic Feed-in Tariff Case

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Paul Gipe

  RENEW Wisconsin testified September 25, 2008 in Wisconsin Public Service Company’s rate case before the Public Service Commission (PSC) ... Read more

Aerovironment’s AVX 1000 Rooftop Turbines at Logan Airport

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Paul Gipe

AeroVironment has installed 20 units of its AVX 1000 rooftop turbines on a building at Boston's Logan International Airport. The 20 kW installation, part of what AeroViron[ment calls its "architectural wind system" contributed to the building's obtaining a LEED Gold certification.

How Not to Site Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (Mariah Windspire) #2

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Paul Gipe

This is a classic example of how not to install wind turbines to best advantage. The best that can be said about this installation is that at least they were not mounted on top of the building.