Articles by
Paul Gipe
Justice in America: If You’re Going to Steal–Steal Big
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Paul Gipe
Charles Keating died recently. His death marked a milestone in American political history. His crimes and those of my nephew illustrates one of the truisms in America often attributed to Al Capone. "If you're going to steal, steal big."
EU Concludes French Feed-in Tariffs for Wind Energy Permissible
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Paul Gipe
In a potentially far-reaching decision, the European Commission has decided that the French system of feed-in tariffs for wind energy on land is not excluded under prohibitions against “state aid,” and is therefore permitted under European Union (EU) regulations.
2014 Annual Windmill-Wildflower Hike Planned for Tehachapi–29th Annual Walk–May 10, 2014
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Paul Gipe
Tehachapi’s Windmill-Wildflower Hike is one of the longest-running annual walks among wind turbines worldwide. More than 800 people, from children to octogenarians, have taken the six-mile walk across Cameron Ridge since the event was first launched.
Gipe Endorses “Wind Moves Us” Campaign in Germany
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Paul Gipe
In solidarity with BWE, I’ve endorsed their campaign by taking the small step of including one of their themes in the banner of my web site. I’ve posted one banner in the original German and one English version. The banners rotate with other images from my web site.
Honeywell Windtronics–ACE Hardware’s Revenge
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Paul Gipe
It was an odd call. An ACE hardware store deep in Michigan called with a request for parts to the ... Read more
FloDesign-Ogin Some Brief Comments
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Paul Gipe
The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Wind Energy for the Rest of Us. It is provided here ... Read more
Natural Gas Less than Reliable in a Country “Awash” in Gas
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Paul Gipe
California’s over reliance on fossil fuels for generating electricity, notably natural gas, led the state’s electricity system operator to call an emergency on Thursday, 6 February. The move called on Californians throughout the state to conserve electricity and natural gas.
72 MW Community-Owned Wind Farm Installed in Germany
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Paul Gipe
This is the largest community-owned wind farm in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) and may be one of the largest community-owned wind plants in the world. More than 700 regional property owners and residents invested in the project.
Onshore Wind Energy Potential in Germany: UBA’s Study Includes Setbacks
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Paul Gipe
The UBA study found 13.8% of land area suitable for wind energy; 49,000 km2, and that with contemporary wind turbines there is the astonishing 1,200,000 MW capable of generating 2,900 TWh/yr. This is nearly five times Germany's current consumption of electricity. The study was done by Fraunhofer-Institute for Wind Energy in Kassel (IWES).
German Wind Repowering for 2012
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Paul Gipe
Of the wind turbines installed in 2012, only 28% were installed on green field sites in Niedersachsen and only 20% in Schleswig-Holstein. The rest were installed as replacements for existing turbines that were removed as the sites were “repowered” with larger, taller, and more productive turbines.
Britain’s Community Energy Plan Proposes Doubling FIT Cap
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Paul Gipe
The only concrete proposal is DECC’s statement that “We will be consulting in spring 2014 on doubling the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) maximum capacity ceiling from 5MW to 10MW for community projects.”
