Articles by
Paul Gipe
UGE Dumps VAWT Business—What Happens Now to Eiffel Tower & Lincoln Field Turbines?
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Paul Gipe
Controversial developer of “urban” wind projects Urban Green Energy (UGE) is quitting the wind business. Using its in-house designed vertical-axis wind turbine, the New York City-based company installed dozens of the wind turbines on buildings in high-profile locations, including the much-hyped turbines installed inside the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Renewable Energy, Climate Change and the Democratic Party Platform 2016
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Paul Gipe
The Democratic Party Platform calls for a global summit to solve the climate crisis within the first 100 days of the new administration and a WWII-level mobilization to combat climate change. If that’s not enough to antagonize the Koch Brothers, there’s more. It also calls for the United States to meet 50% of its electricity consumption from clean energy sources within a decade. And therein lies the rub. Just what are the Democrats talking about?
Ogin Ducted Turbines Removed Near Palm Springs (Updated with Photos)
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Paul Gipe
The highly hyped ducted wind turbines near Palm Springs have been removed. The Ogin turbines were removed sometime this summer.
Exponential Growth and the Renewable Surprise
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Paul Gipe
Critics of renewable energy have a full quiver of objections of why we shouldn’t bother developing wind and solar energy. One of my favorites is when they say, “Well renewables are nice, but they can’t scale.” That is, we can never develop enough wind turbines and solar panels to ever make a difference, so we shouldn’t bother.
Library of Congress Number Assigned to Wind Energy for the Rest of Us
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Paul Gipe
The Library of Congress has assigned the Control Number 2016912305 for the title. The process isn’t complete until a printed copy of the book is received by the Library of Congress. We don’t expect books to be shipped until October.
Small & Distributed Wind Capacity in Britain & USA
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Paul Gipe
Britain, with one-fifth the population of the USA, installed 560 MW of wind generating capacity in distributed applications from 2010 through 2015. This represents more than three times the MW per capita installed through Britain’s microgeneration program than the distributed capacity installed in the United States.
Small Wind Tariffs in Denmark 2016
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Paul Gipe
After a long delay, Denmark is poised to reintroduce a new Feed-in Tariff (FAfter a long delay, Denmark is poised ... Read more
EPA-VW Dieselgate Settlement Will Push EV Fast Charging in USA
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Paul Gipe
The recent settlement between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Volkswagen (VW) for its diesel engine fraud could more than triple the number of electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers across the United States, transforming how EVs are used.
CARB-VW Settlement Could Revolutionize EV Use in California
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Paul Gipe
The recent settlement between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Volkswagen (VW) for its diesel engine fraud could transform electric vehicle (EV) charging in the state. As a certain presidential candidate would say, the impact “will be Huuuge.”
Public Participation in Decision on DC Fast Charging Roll-Out of CARB-VW Settlement Critical
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Paul Gipe
EV advocates urge CARB to immediately convene an advisory group for maximizing public input into how the settlement money will be spent in the public interest.
Georgia Power Small Wind Demo Raises Questions
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Paul Gipe
Later this year Georgia Power Company, a part of the Southern Company, is installing three small wind turbines as a demonstration. Is this newsworthy? Is it significant in any way?
