Articles by
Paul Gipe
79th Anniversary of First Wind Turbine Interconnection with the Grid in North America
By
Paul Gipe
On this date in 1941 an ungainly wind turbine atop Vermont’s Grandpa’s Knob fed electricity into the lines of Central Vermont Public Service Company. This was the first time in North America that a wind turbine fed electricity into the grid. Until then wind turbines had been used solely to charge batteries at remote homesteads in Canada and the United States.
Tips on Leasing a 2020 Bolt LT
By
Paul Gipe
What you need to know to lease a Bolt with year-end sales promotions. This presentation was made for friends in Bakersfield considering an EV.
Tvindkraft: The Giant That Shook the World Turns 42
By
Paul Gipe
Guinness Book of Records is considering a new category--world's longest running or oldest megawatt-scale wind turbine. The question was thrown at me by Britta Jensen, one of the operators of Tvindkraft in northwest Jutland. She wanted to know if they qualified.
Leasing an EV–What You Need to Know
By
Paul Gipe
Leasing a car is like renting one--you're paying for the use of a vehicle that's owned by someone else.
We apologize for any inconvenience
By
Paul Gipe
Times are hard. Covid-19 stalks the land. People are out of work. Homelessness is rising. Politics is splitting the country apart. And now this!
Who Built the World’s First Wind Farm?
By
Paul Gipe
Times change. People die. The rest forget. The past is lost and with it the knowledge we gained at so much cost.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System: What is it and What EV Drivers Need to Know
By
Paul Gipe
Since 2008 new cars in the US include a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). The monitoring system includes a sensor in each wheel that sends a wireless signal to the car's computer. The computer monitors tire pressure and either reports a pressure measurement, a warning of low pressure, or both to the dashboard display.
Covid-19 Escape: Oak Flat Fire Lookout Tower
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Paul Gipe
That sounds simple enough but 15 of those miles were on an "improved" dirt road. This is a bone rattling trip over a rutted and washed out road that gave both the Bolt and its passengers a good beating.
Material Intensity of Wind Turbines
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Paul Gipe
A question arises whether large wind turbines are more or less materially intensive than small wind turbines. The answer, as with most things in life, isn't that simple.
2020 Democratic Party Platform on Renewable Energy
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Paul Gipe
The campaign for President of the United States is in full swing. We've endured two--mostly virtual--national party conventions. (Full disclosure: I didn't watch either.) And the parties have issued the platforms on which they will campaign.
Covid-19 Escape: First EV to Breckenridge Fire Lookout Tower?
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Paul Gipe
Unfortunately, fires and smoke scuppered our most recent plans. So instead we headed east to Breckenridge Mountain where Forest Service web cams indicated the smoke wasn't quite so thick.
Report of My Death is Greatly Exaggerated
By
Paul Gipe
The Daily Examiner, part of the Murdoch News Corp empire in New South Wales, reported my demise on 13 August.
